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Around 90 of Eldora's 2,800 residents braved the ice to join us at the Grand Theatre. Several farmers took issue with the film's discussion of grass-fed beef...Around 90 of Eldora's 2,800 residents braved the ice to join us at the Grand Theatre.... more
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Our 4th and 5th stops on the Iowa tour brought us to larger metropolitan areas, where attention seemed to be turning to the role of presidential candidates...Our 4th and 5th stops on the Iowa tour brought us to larger metropolitan areas, where... more
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Our third stop on the Iowa tour brought us back to Greene, where King Corn was filmed. Hear what the hometown has to say...Our third stop on the Iowa tour brought us back to Greene, where King Corn was filmed.... more
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Our second stop on the Iowa Corn Belt Tour was the elegant Orpheum Theater in Sioux City, IA. Woodbury County boasts several large meatpacking plants, as well as a groundswell of interest in sustainable agriculture...Our second stop on the Iowa Corn Belt Tour was the elegant Orpheum Theater in Sioux... more
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The makers of King Corn bring their film to 9 Iowa towns during a "Corn Belt Tour," and document Iowans' reactions to the film. Our first screening was held in Algona, a town of 6,000 in northwest Iowa. Hear what a corn farmer has to say about King Corn, and visit www.kingcorn.net to buy a DVD of the film and learn more!The makers of King Corn bring their film to 9 Iowa towns during a "Corn Belt Tour,"... more
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We now have corn-based biodegradable cups in the cafe-- but guess what? They're just as bad as regular plastic. Here's why:1. Although they're biodegradable, no one composts them. We don't. If they go in a landfill, they don't save space, and you can't recycle them, so putting them in the recycling bin just messes with the system.2. Growing corn is pretty bad for the environment. The machinery uses so much fossil fuel that bioplastic and ethanol don't even save that much oil. Not to mention the pesticides that get sprayed over miles of land. 3. The bioplastics trend is just a product of America's corn lobby-- the same folks that brought you the sugar embargo and corn syrup in your soda (which causes more weight gain than sugar). Solution: bring your own cups and spoons. We now have corn-based biodegradable cups in the cafe-- but guess what? They're just... more
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KING CORN tells the story of two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation. As the film unfolds, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, best friends from college on the east coast, move to the heartland to learn where their food comes from. With the help of friendly neighbors, genetically modified seeds, and powerful herbicides, they plant and grow a bumper crop of America's most productive, most ubiquitous grain on one acre of Iowa soil. But when they try to follow their pile of corn into the food system, they raise questions about how we eat—and how we farm.KING CORN tells the story of two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop... more
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