Food for Change Showing

Food for Change tells the story of the cooperative movement in the United States in away that is both entertaining and informative. It includes interviews with co-op workers, rare archival footage, and narration by the film’s director, Steve Alves. “It’s American history, from the Great Depression to the the present, with co-ops as the protagonist,” says Alves, “one part food and two parts politics, to three parts economics.” Alves tracks the co-op movement’s quest for whole and organic foods, and their focus on sustainable food systems. The film profiles several food co-ops that have revived neighborhoods and entire communities. No other film has examined this history.