Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story

Mar 4 2015 Not Rated 1h 15m
Documentary

We all love food. As a society, we devour countless cooking shows, culinary magazines and foodie blogs. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of it in the trash? 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. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in North America, they pledge to quit grocery shopping and survive only on discarded food. What they find is truly shocking.

Plot

We all love food. As a society, we devour countless cooking shows, culinary magazines and foodie blogs. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of it in the trash? 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. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in North America, they pledge to quit grocery shopping and survive only on discarded food. What they find is truly shocking.

Written by

Jenny Rustemeyer, Grant Baldwin

Directed by

Grant Baldwin

Cast

Grant Baldwin, Jenny Rustemeyer, Dana Gunders

Crew

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Production Countries

Canada

Production Companies

Peg Leg Films

Languages

English

Awards

8 wins & 7 nominations

Trailers
Just Eat It - A food waste story (Trailer)
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Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
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