Ripe for Change

Ripe for Change brings to life the powerful stories of both large and small family farmers in California many of whom are struggling and succeeding in bringing a variety of healthy and diverse foods directly to consumers. Ripe for Change offers voices, not often heard, in the debate about food.

Ripe for Change talks with Alice Waters who created California Cuisine using only local, fresh and seasonal produce and Paul Dolan, a fourth generation winemaker, who took a bold step in making Fetzer Vineyards, the sixth largest winery in the country, organic, and sustainable.

Oil expert Richard Heinberg reveals how industrial food production continues to grow, heavily dependent on petrochemicals. As historic high oil and energy prices draws attention to our nation's over consumption of oil. Heinberg and Dolan offer hopeful and innovative alternatives that not only provide improved energy independence, but healthier foods as well.

Ripe for Change is about the choices we make regarding what we eat and reclaiming the aesthetics and meaning of food as it nurtures and sustains our bodies.

 

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