Review: Food for the Rest of Us, by Caroline Cox

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Book Review| August 01 2022 Review: Food for the Rest of Us, by Caroline Cox Food for the Rest of Us, Caroline Cox, director Collective Eye Films, 2020. Released 2021. 83 mins. DVD; digital Ayana Curran-Howes Ayana Curran-Howes University of Vermont Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Gastronomica (2022) 22 (3): 92–93. https://doi.org/10.1525/gfc.2022.22.3.92 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Ayana Curran-Howes; Review: Food for the Rest of Us, by Caroline Cox. Gastronomica 1 August 2022; 22 (3): 92–93. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/gfc.2022.22.3.92 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentGastronomica Search Growing food is not just about sustenance—it is about feeding spirituality. Food for the Rest of Us calls attention to oft-overlooked spiritual needs that are satiated through growing one’s own food. It is in these self-provisioning acts that the protagonists of this film serve as conduits between ancestors and future generations, attain sovereignty over their food, and ignite a deeper purpose that can sustain the food sovereignty movement. As the film’s name implies, this is a documentary about the 99 percent, about the millions of food-insecure households in the United States, and about the rest of us who are struggling to thrive despite corporate food regimes. The film takes its time, using ambient nature imagery and the central theme of reconnection to land to weave together four storylines. Viewers are transported to the distant valleys of Honolulu, Hawaii, the urban core of Kansas City, Missouri, the pastures of Colorado, and... You do not currently have access to this content.