Eco-Singapore & Young NTUC organized a movie screening “Food Inc” on 22 Feb 2012 to increase the public’s awareness of how our food get from the farms to the consumer.
To increase the participant’s understanding of food issues, Eco-Singapore invited 2 guest speakers to speak on the occasion:
1. Mr Low (from GW study Group) spoke on the environmental impacts of factory farms.
2. Mr Woon Tien Wei (from Post-Museum) spoke on the Soup Kitchen Project – A Project which helps to provide food (once a week) for the needy at Little India.
On 22 Feb, 25 participants attended the event.
After watching the movie, many participants realized that the animal factory farming industry is profit-driven. The industry produces the most food at the shortest time possible but it neglects the welfare of the animals and jeopardized the consumer’s health.
During the discussion session after the movie, participants raised many questions regarding factory farms, organic farming and GMO food. Mr Low urged everyone to go back to nature, eat natural food, and follow the natural diet for humans (which consist of mostly vegetables, grains and fruits). He quoted Gandhi’s famous words “Nature has enough resources to provide for humans’ needs, BUT not for humans’ Greed.” Many participants agreed with that.
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