About this season
How did something so fundamental as food, go so fundamentally wrong? Instead of nourishing us, what we eat and the way we produce it threaten the air we breathe, the water we drink and the dirt under our feet. And yet, too much 'food' television focuses on celebrity chefs and cooking competitions and not enough on where our food comes from and the impact it has on our planet, our country, our bodies, and our souls. Food Forward opens the door into a new world of possibility, where pioneers and visionaries are creating viable alternatives to the pressing social and environmental impacts of our industrial food system. Across the country, a vanguard of food rebels--farmers, chefs, fishermen, teachers, scientists, and entrepreneurs--are creating inspired, but practical solutions that are nourishing us and the planet. These are stories America needs to hear. This is Food Forward.
Episodes (14)
1. Urban Agriculture Across America
Aired 5 April 2012 • 25 min
Learn how the explosion of urban agriculture is revitalizing local economies and creating jobs.
2. Go Fish!
Aired 29 August 2014 • 25 min
Set sail with fishermen who make their living on the water while treading lightly upon it.
3. The Meat of the Matter
Aired 5 September 2014 • 25 min
Meet ranchers leading the red meat revolution by returning to traditional styles of raising cattle.
4. Seeds of Change
Aired 5 September 2014 • 25 min
Meet seed savers pursuing grassroots alternatives to GMOs and monocultures that dominate farmlands.
5. SOS: Save Our Soil
Aired 12 September 2014 • 25 min
Explore new frontiers that just might save our soil.
6. Modern Milk
Aired 12 September 2014 • 25 min
See dairy farmers, cheese makers and creameries creating delicious alternatives to industrial milk.
7. School Lunch Revival
Aired 19 September 2014 • 25 min
See how citizens are overhauling school lunch programs in Detroit, Houston and North Carolina.
8. The Future of Food
Aired 19 September 2014 • 25 min
Meet passionate farmers, chefs and hackers who are revamping the American food system.
9. Food (Justice) for All
Aired 26 September 2014 • 25 min
See how the ways and means of America's small farmers are evolving.
10. Quest for Water
Aired 26 September 2014 • 25 min
Dive into solutions that some water users are discovering to protect this most precious resource.
11. Make Food, Not Waste
Aired 3 October 2014 • 25 min
Explore the secret life of food scraps, landfills and the people who love them.
12. Food on the Brain
Aired 3 October 2014 • 25 min
Explore the disconnect between the belly and the brain and America's national eating disorder.
13. Wild Food, I Think I Love You
Aired 10 October 2014 • 25 min
See how food is produced and what could we gain by rediscovering foraging as a source of food.
14. The U.S. of Agriculture
Aired 10 October 2014 • 25 min
From the Founding Farmers to the modern Farm Bill, what has 200 years of progress brought to the table? More food at lower prices for sure, but also food fights over the environment, hunger, nutrition, and waste.