Sustainable (2016)

America is facing a food crisis driven by profitability and a lack of consumer education. While the window to transforming our heartland continues to shrink, passionate individuals have ... See full summary »

Director:

Matt Wechsler

Writer:

Matt Wechsler

Stars:

Marty Travis, Dan Barber, Rick Bayless

Cast

Credited cast:
Marty Travis	...	Himself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dan Barber	...	Himself
Rick Bayless	...	Himself
Mark Bittman	...	Himself
Kelly Brownell	...	Himself
John Ikerd	...	Himself
Fred Kirschenmann	...	Himself
Matthew Liebman	...	Himself
Klaas Martens	...	Himself
Marion Nestle	...	Herself
Bill Niman	...	Himself
Nicolette Niman	...	Herself
Greg Wade	...	Himself

Storyline

America is facing a food crisis driven by profitability and a lack of consumer education. While the window to transforming our heartland continues to shrink, passionate individuals have emerged who provide hope that the health of our nation might still remain within our grasp. Sustainable weaves together expert analysis of America's food and farming system with a powerful narrative of one extraordinary farmer who is determined to create a sustainable future for his community. Amidst the cornfields of Illinois lives the hero of the film - Marty Travis, a seventh-generation farmer who watched his land and community fall victim to the pressures of big agribusiness. Determined to create a proud legacy for his son, Marty transforms his profitless wasteland and pioneers the sustainable food movement in Chicago. The film unearths the future of agriculture - a marriage of age-old tradition and groundbreaking science. Industry pioneers from around the nation reveal the secrets behind human ...

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Plot Keywords:

food | farm | farming | 

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Genres:

Documentary | History | News

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 March 2017 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Sustainable - Il futuro del cibo in America

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hourglass Films, Preferred Content

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Strong start but a flawed ending

I liked the first part of the movie, when they talked about growing organic grains and vegetables, but then the story tried to explain how to correctly raise livestock. Scientifically, we are at a point that raising animals for food has issues regarding the environment, animal rights, and our health. So, I didn't find the later part of the documentary in line with the concerns of United Nations and other major environmental institutions. If we look at the issue of world hunger today, with all the industrialized animal farming methods, we realize that still we cannot feed everyone on the planet, let alone we raise animals in a slower pace methods. Of course it is not going to be sustainable in terms of being able to feed people.