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Deep Dive: Ingredients (2018)

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Ingredients
Ingredients: The Local Food Movement Takes Root is a 2009 documentary that critiques America's industrialized food system while promoting the local food movement. Directed by Robert Bates, the film features chefs like Alice Waters and Peter Hoffman, who discuss their efforts to reconnect consumers with food production. The narrative spans various locations, including Willamette Valley, Oregon, and Harlem, New York, showcasing how local growers and restaurateurs are working to bring food production closer to home. The film argues that concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) contribute to increased disease outbreaks and emphasizes alternative practices such as community-supported agriculture (CSA), biodynamic wine, and organic farming. Ingredients was presented at the 2010 Cleveland International Film Festival and includes interviews with participants like the Jones family from Chef's Garden farm in Ohio. A sequel titled Ingredients Hawaii was released in 2012, focusing on Hawaii's unique food production issues.

Why Watch

  • •Meet chefs Alice Waters and Peter Hoffman discussing local food.
  • •Find out how CAFOs impact disease outbreaks in food systems.
  • •See community-supported agriculture in action across the U.S.

Did You Know

•Ingredients was directed by Robert Bates and released in 2009.
•The film features chefs from locations like Willamette Valley, Oregon, and Harlem, New York.
•Ingredients was shown at the 2010 Cleveland International Film Festival.
•The sequel, Ingredients Hawaii, was filmed in 2011 and released in 2012.

Perfect For

Local food advocatesSustainable agriculture enthusiastsFood system critics