Local food is getting a lot of media coverage these days, and we've got a few t.v. programming notes for you.
Discovery's Planet Green will premiere "What's on Your Plate?" this Sat., Feb. 6, at 10 pm, with a "Family Cook-in Broadcast" Sunday, Feb. 7, at 2 pm. This looks like it could be a great way for kids (and adults) to learn more about the food they eat and what happens before it arrives on their plate. The documentary follows two 11-year-old girls, Sadie and Safiyah, for a year as they visit farms, markets, grocery stores, restaurants and school cafeterias. Watch the trailer to whet your appetite and see what we can learn from these girls.
Food, Inc. has been nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary. At the Western Wake Farmers' Market, we're pulling for a win, but even the nomination raises the profile on the importance of eating locally in terms of health, environment, family farms, land preservation and local economies! Tune into ABC on Sun., March 7. And if you've not seen Food, Inc., yet, it's available on DVD for rental and purchase. (Amazon is still selling it at a great price: $9.99, but we're not sure how long that will last.)
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