The most emailed article on the Wall Street Journal’s website today was How to get the best steak. This is a great article outlining the development of industrial beef and the associated loss of flavor. The solution as presented by the article is of course well raised grass fed beef. Fascinating and informative read.

Turns out I was wrong.  The movie they saw wasn’t Food Inc it was Fresh.  As you can see there are a lot of people that are excited about the clean agriculture movement.

To the right is the trailer for Fresh.  I will get some of the farm attendees to post their thoughts  in the comments.  If you have seen this movie please share your thoughts in the comments as well.

Alan, Carol, Bryn, David, and Grace will be attending a community showing of Food Inc this evening (Tuesday 7/28) at the Rockbridge County High School.  I haven’t yet seen it but it looks great.  I’ll ask them to post their thoughts in the comments.

The video to the right is the trailer for Food Inc and will take 2:15 minutes of your time. Click on the little box at the lower right to get a full screen version.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009, at the Franklin Center in Rocky Mount, Virginia.

Virginia Cooperative Extension would like to invite interested individuals to a one-day conference, Cultivating Virginia’s Farm to School Program, exploring farm to school for Virginia’s farmers, school systems, and youth. Farm to School brings healthy food from local farms to school children nationwide. This conference is scheduled for the Franklin Center in Rocky Mount, Virginia from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Participants will gather information on the Farm to School program, food safety/GAPS Certification, liability issues for food producers, and how to connect with school food purchase programs.

Your conference registration investment is $20 which includes lunch and conference materials. Register by Friday, July 31, 2009, by contacting the Virginia Cooperative Extension Franklin County Office at (540) 483-5161 or Tim Johnson at tlj05@vt.edu.