Food Forward
How did something so fundamental as food, go so fundamentally wrong? Instead of nourishing us, what we eat and the way we produce it threaten the air we breathe, the water we drink and the dirt under our feet. And yet, too much 'food' television focuses on celebrity chefs and cooking competitions and not enough on where our food comes from and the impact it has on our planet, our country, our bodies, and our souls. Food Forward opens the door into a new world of possibility, where pioneers and visionaries are creating viable alternatives to the pressing social and environmental impacts of our industrial food system. Across the country, a vanguard of food rebels--farmers, chefs, fishermen, teachers, scientists, and entrepreneurs--are creating inspired, but practical solutions that are nourishing us and the planet. These are stories America needs to hear. This is Food Forward.
Seasons & Episodes
E1Urban Agriculture Across America
Apr 5, 2012
Learn how the explosion of urban agriculture is revitalizing local economies and creating jobs.
E2Go Fish!
Aug 29, 2014
Set sail with fishermen who make their living on the water while treading lightly upon it.
E3The Meat of the Matter
Sep 5, 2014
Meet ranchers leading the red meat revolution by returning to traditional styles of raising cattle.
E4Seeds of Change
Sep 5, 2014
Meet seed savers pursuing grassroots alternatives to GMOs and monocultures that dominate farmlands.
E5SOS: Save Our Soil
Sep 12, 2014
Explore new frontiers that just might save our soil.
E6Modern Milk
Sep 12, 2014
See dairy farmers, cheese makers and creameries creating delicious alternatives to industrial milk.
E7School Lunch Revival
Sep 19, 2014
See how citizens are overhauling school lunch programs in Detroit, Houston and North Carolina.
E8The Future of Food
Sep 19, 2014
Meet passionate farmers, chefs and hackers who are revamping the American food system.
E9Food (Justice) for All
Sep 26, 2014
See how the ways and means of America's small farmers are evolving.
E10Quest for Water
Sep 26, 2014
Dive into solutions that some water users are discovering to protect this most precious resource.
E11Make Food, Not Waste
Oct 3, 2014
Explore the secret life of food scraps, landfills and the people who love them.
E12Food on the Brain
Oct 3, 2014
Explore the disconnect between the belly and the brain and America's national eating disorder.
E13Wild Food, I Think I Love You
Oct 10, 2014
See how food is produced and what could we gain by rediscovering foraging as a source of food.
E14The U.S. of Agriculture
Oct 10, 2014
From the Founding Farmers to the modern Farm Bill, what has 200 years of progress brought to the table? More food at lower prices for sure, but also food fights over the environment, hunger, nutrition, and waste.
Storyline
How did something so fundamental as food, go so fundamentally wrong? Instead of nourishing us, what we eat and the way we produce it threaten the air we breathe, the water we drink and the dirt under our feet. And yet, too much 'food' television focuses on celebrity chefs and cooking competitions and not enough on where our food comes from and the impact it has on our planet, our country, our bodies, and our souls. Food Forward opens the door into a new world of possibility, where pioneers and visionaries are creating viable alternatives to the pressing social and environmental impacts of our industrial food system. Across the country, a vanguard of food rebels--farmers, chefs, fishermen, teachers, scientists, and entrepreneurs--are creating inspired, but practical solutions that are nourishing us and the planet. These are stories America needs to hear. This is Food Forward.
Recommended
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
The Food That Built America
2019
Baseball
1994
Natural World
1983
The Secret Life of Our Pets
2022
The Reluctant Traveller with Eugene Levy
2023
NOVA
1974
Biography
1987
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
1989
Earth at Night in Colour
2020
30 for 30
2009
Horizon
1964
Grand Designs
1999
Nature
1982
Rafa
2026
The Men Who Built America
2012
How It's Made
2001
Planet Earth III
2023
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
More Like This
Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television
2017
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
2014
Chefs Encounter in Hunan
2025
A Cook's Tour
2002
The Chef Show
2019
På jakt med Lotta och Leif
2014
A Nation of Broth
2022
1 in 7641
2025
The Truth About Food
2007
Rick Stein's Spain
2011
Sicily Unpacked
2012
Beef Buddies
2013
At the Pass — Tales from Fine Dining
2022
Restaurant of the future
2023
Taco Chronicles
2019
Remarkable Places to Eat
2019
Legends of the Fork
2023
La main à la pâte
2017
Hyper HardBoiled Gourmet Report
2017
Stolen Taste of Formosa
2022