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Food Documentary Debate Misses Mainstream Farmers

NPR: Arts & Culture  Sat, 07/04/2009 - 06:00

Food Inc., a documentary film about the modern agricultural industry, is a hit with big-city movie reviewers, small organic farmers and vegetarians.

The movie argues that large-scale agriculture produces inexpensive meat and vegetables, but imposes high costs on the environment and Americans' health.

But ordinary farmers — the people who grow the lion's share of what America eats — have largely been left out of the mainstream media debate over Food Inc.

Frank Morris, of member station KCUR in Kansas City, drove out to hear what farmers are saying.