Last Tuesday, DePaul UFO hosted a screening of American Meat, a Leave It Better documentary about the current conditions, people, problems, and solutions of the U.S. Meat Industry. Consider these THREE REASONS American Meat is different/refreshing, read these TWO TESTIMONIALS from UFOers, and then go to the DePaul Richardson Library and check out this ONE AWESOME FILM!
Not only did American Meat expose the flaws in the current meat industry through an ethical, social, economic, and environmental lens, but it offered a sustainable, economic-safe solution for meat production in the United States. I concluded the screening feeling positive thoughts about the future of our meat industry. A must see!
-Megan Lee
I love American Meat because it is pro-farmer in every way. The film doesn't villainize farmers who are part of the industrial agriculture system, but instead demonstrates how these people are stuck in a system that is not only unsustainable, but that is also inherently unfair to our nation's farmers. It also highlights not only the problems with our meat industry, but the shortage of farmers that the current system is creating.
At the same time, the film highlights the incredible people who are pursuing a different way of doing things. And mostly, I love that American Meat shows a different side of meat production that can really challenge the ideas you have about raising animals for food, and what that practice looks like. American Meat is a movie that is truly full of hope, and it has played a huge role in my passion for sustainable agriculture - seeing it for the first time two years ago is part of what made me want to farm.
- Abby Lundrigan
