Food MythBusters uses the power of storytelling and entertainment to address some of the biggest myths about food security, sustainable farming, hunger and the environment. The first film, “Do we really need industrial agriculture to feed the world?”, exposes the biggest players in the food industry—from pesticide pushers to fertilizer makers to food processors and manufacturers—that spend billions of dollars every year not selling food, but selling the idea that we need their products to feed the world. But, do we really need industrial agriculture to feed the world? Can sustainably grown food deliver the quantity and quality we need—today and in the future? The first Food MythBusters film takes on these questions in under seven minutes. So next time you hear them, you can too.
Food MythBusters uses animated videos, short live-action docs, grassroots events, and an online resource center to tell the real story of our food, debunking persistent myths about sustainable food and farming. The first mythbusting video takes on the myth that we need industrial agriculture to feed the world and considers alternatives in solving hunger and providing food security. Food MythBusters is the first program of the Real Food Media Project, a collaborative initiative to inspire, educate, and grow the movement for sustainable food and farming across the United States.
The Project Director is Anna Lappé, a national bestselling author, educator, and a founding principal of the Small Planet Institute and Small Planet Fund. The Food Chain Workers Alliance is a member of the coalition of organizations providing advice and insight to the Food MythBusters team.