There will be a post film conversation with dana frasz, founder and director of food shift, an organization dedicated to reducing food waste in the bay area, and ruben e. The second film in the one world films and conversations series hosted by washington county, this documentary follows filmmakers, jen and grant, as they attempt to rescue food often wasted from farm. See the company profile for just eat takeaway tkwy. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Just eat it is a 74minute documentary film about food waste and food rescue by peg leg films in partnership with british columbias knowledge network. Just eat india was founded on 26 july 2006, as hungrybangalore, by ritesh dwivedy. Having had a chronic illness for the past 25 years and making my wife from a wheelchair and sick in bed for a month to working 80 hours a week as a professional tutor and owner of a superfood comopany, i know diet makes a big difference. Lathams glowinthedarkweasel trick thereby entered the canon of weasel facts. In just eat it, filmmakers feast for 6 months on discarded food. The food waste make 40% of food production go to landfill.
Just eat it follows a vancouver couple as they decide to eat only rescued food for six months. Just eat it is a documentary about a couple living on dumped grub. Jenny is amazing, beautiful from the inside out, strong, inspirational and beyond passionate about reducing food waste. Thats why were urging you to sit on the couch and watch this canadian food documentary, just eat it, about food waste. In august 2008, hungrybangalore was renamed as hungryzone. Just eat it is the documentary thatll finally open your eyes about. The film proves that change is entirely possible and easily achievable. Originally founded by danish entrepreneurs, the company was bought and moved to the uk in 2006, where it went on to become a major player. Even today, you can find numerous sources claiming that least weasels glow under uv light. Highlights from their conversation are below, edited for. Its a look at how much food we waste in developed countries and one couples bizarre 6month challenge to eat nothing but food thats about to be wasted by grocery stores. Just eat is an online food ordering and delivery service. A food waste story film details country of production.
Canedo, current coordinating chair of the uc berkeley food security committee and cochair of the uc system global food initiative food access. Just eat is a british online food order and delivery service. Filmmakers and food lovers jen and grant dive into the issue of waste from. The salt roughly 3 billion pounds of food go uneaten each year much of it still edible. Founded in denmark in 2001 by five entrepreneurs, just eat is a top 100 ftse listed company with operations in 12 markets around the globe. A food waste story is a documentary that explores the environmental impact of the immense amount of food we waste and offers simple suggestions to transform the way we treat food.
Sep 23, 2015 just eat it is a documentary about a couple living on dumped grub a bout 54 minutes into the documentary just eat it. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about just eat it. It acts as an intermediary between independent takeout food outlets and customers. The problems and insights of the narrators personify the problem and create an accessible entry point for discussions about solving the enormous problem of food waste in our society. Released in 2014 and filmed in canada and the united states. The documentary features canadian filmmakers grant baldwin and jenny rustemeyer who aim to survive for six months solely on food that would have otherwise gone to waste. As including business summary, industrysector information, number of employees, business summary, corporate governance, key executives and. Follows a vancouver couple as they decide to eat only rescued food for six months. Melanie wood stranger productions, murray battle knowledge network website. Just eat it is a documentary about a couple living on. Filmmakers and food lovers jen and grant dive into the issue of waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge.
Just eat it uses both everyday people and respected experts to create a personal look at the problem of food waste in industrialized societies. The documentary, which has won numerous awards and has been buzzed about since it came out in 2014, is one of the most startling portrayals of food waste in todays society. Americans eat about 200 pounds of meat per year this could not be financially possible without subsidization and corn being sold below the cost of production. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Debuting at festivals in late april, the film follows jen rustemeyer and grant baldwins food waste experiment and features interviews with experts like authors tristram stuart and jonathan bloom, and dana gunders. The film focuses on filmmakers jen rustemeyer and grant baldwin, who undertake a sixmonth challenge to.
Headquartered in london, we employ a team of over 3,300 talented employees. See the company profile for just eat plc jstty including business summary, industrysector information, number of employees, business summary, corporate governance, key executives and their. A food waste story filmmakers grant baldwin and jenny rustemeyer turn themselves into test subjects in this hugely entertaining study of americas culture of excess. Jen and grant dive into the chain of food waste from farm.
Some facts to consider to put things in perspective north american food waste facts. Hungryzone received a first round of funding raised from the indian angel network. Just eat it plays tuesday, june 2, 7pm at the david brower center in berkeley. Founded in denmark, the platform enables customers to search for local takeaway restaurants, place orders and pay online, and to choose.
The one exception will be meals to which they have been invited by family or friends. Rustemeyer and baldwin spoke with cornish about what they saw as they made the film. This stellar quality continued back in the day when i made at least one vegetarian meatloaf the vancouver sun had a great recipe for this made out of walnuts. Two weeks ago, the spoiler alert team attended a screening of the film just eat it hosted by bountiful brookline. A food waste story, someone stumbles onto an extraordinary find. Just eat it demonstrates a widespread system of food. I was blessed to spend a great deal of time with the film s producer jenny rustemeyer at the nfrd gathering and i got to see the film. It is headquartered in london, england and operates in countries in europe, asia, oceania, and the americas. Just eat is a world leader in online and mobile food ordering, providing customers with an easy and secure way to order and pay for food from our restaurant partners.
Anthony bourdain just announced his next big film project, wasted. May 14, 2015 just eat it is a mustsee documentary about food waste in north america when a canadian couple decided to live off discarded food for 6 months, they thought theyd be scrounging to survive. Just eat it is a documentary movie about food waste and food rescue produced by filmmakers grant baldwin and jen rustemeyer and produced by peg leg films. Today the top 4 tyson, cargill, swift, and national beef process more than 80% of the meat we eat.
Mar 29, 2002 just the facts, maam is a case of the latter. Just eat it is the documentary thatll finally open your eyes about food waste. Despite the somewhat scary cover of this book, readers should know this book is a real gift to anyone looking to eat healthy and be healthy. Filmmakers grant baldwin and jenny rustemeyer turn themselves into test subjects in this. A bout 54 minutes into the documentary just eat it. As a society, we devour countless cooking shows, culinary magazines and foodie blogs. In the usa, 3040% of the food supply is wasted, equaling more than 20 pounds of food per person per month after you have digested those facts, imagine joining the largest. In the usa, organic waste is the second highest component of landfills, which are the largest source of methane emissions. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of. Anthony bourdain just announced his next big film project. Its not a particularly emotional or deep experience, and the facts it shares are straightforward and clear.
This piece offers an eyeopening look at a very serious matter, addressing a problem many may be unaware even exists, and then provides. Fascinating, crazy, sad, shocking, funny, sobering, and entertaining. Jun 01, 2015 just eat it plays tuesday, june 2, 7pm at the david brower center in berkeley. A food waste story stars grant baldwin, jenny rustemeyer, jonathan bloom, tristram stuart the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 15 min, and received a score of out. In the 1970s the top 5 meat packing companies processed about 25% of the market. Read on for information about the documentary, just eat it and how you can make a. On 17 january 2011, hungryzone announced a partnership with just eat. In just eat it, director and film subject grant baldwin found a swimming poolsized dumpster filled with discarded hummus.
Ukbased platforms just eat and deliveroo are two major players in the online food delivery market. Grant baldwin, also the film s director, is four months into a sixmonth. Apr 24, 2014 nonfiction filmmaker grant baldwins just eat it. Just eat it brings farmers, retailers, inspiring organizations, and consumers to the table in a cinematic story that is equal parts education and delicious entertainment. Grant baldwin, also the film s director, is four months into a.
Best environmental film, sedona international film festival. Just eat it shows that living on food rejected by the society is possible. A food waste story 2014 is a fantastic new documentary that has the potential to dramatically alter the way in which people approach food and its waste. Nature and environment, social issues, knowledge originals. So popular was dragnet in its day that satirist stan freberg spoofed it on a 1953 record titled st. The best recipes, kitchen tips and genius food facts. Documentary filmmaker grant baldwin and his cowriter jenny rustemeyer have created an entertaining, edifying, and spunky movie about a sixmonth personal. Jul 15, 2016 thats why were urging you to sit on the couch and watch this canadian food documentary, just eat it, about food waste. Nov 18, 2015 in just eat it, filmmakers feast for 6 months on discarded food. I mean thirteen prestigious awards imagine just eat it. About the film just eat it is a 74minute documentary film about food waste and food rescue by peg leg films in partnership with british columbias knowledge network. Just eat it screening toolkit washington county, oregon.
Just eat it is a documentary about a couple living on dumped. Just eat it presenters notes before the movie 5 minutes hello. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of it in the trash. Canedo, current coordinating chair of the uc berkeley food security committee and cochair of the uc system global food initiative food. My point is, i thought i had a grasp on food waste. Both act as an intermediary between restaurants and customers, providing an online platform for. Upon learning that 40% of the food that is produced globally ultimately gets discarded, couple documentarians grant baldwin and jenny rustemeyer decide to embark on a six month experiment of eating only food that is discarded or will imminently be discarded, with them even willing to purchase it. Just eat it demonstrates a widespread system of food waste. Just eat it a food waste story official trailer from grant baldwin on vimeo.