Fresh film questions
Ethos:
Logos:
Pathos:
1. What does George mean by "Americans fear inconvenience?"
2. What was your reaction to the chickens?
3. As you watch the film list how it uses rhetorical strategies:
a. Ethos
b. Logos
c. Pathos
4. Why aren't monocultures sustainable?
5. The farmer said that it's just the way the system is. Do you think the "system" can be broken? Why or why not?
6. Why are animals getting diseases?
7. How has nature shown us a sustainable way to live? What system does Salatin use?
8. Why is medium size organic more sustainable? What impact does non-organic have on the environment?
9. What is a food desert? How can people gain access to more fresh foods?
10. How are jobs affected by the food industry?
11. What do you think of the statement made by Michael Pollan that we pay three times for
our food – at the register, with our health care, and via agricultural subsidies?
12. What resource do we have for food here in Salida? Where do you get your food?
13. How can poor people access a healthier, fresh diet? Is the local food movement elitist? Support your answer.
14. Why do you think FRESH is an important story to be telling right now?
15. What concerns you most about the food you eat? (Your health? Animal treatment?
Environmental pollution? Carbon footprint? GMOs? . . .)
16. Do fast foods and cheap foods have to be the same thing?
17. Do you think any differently about farming (and farmers), agriculture and the food
system now (i.e., after viewing the film)?
18. What questions (doubts, concerns) did the movie raise for you?