Sorry internet, for being gone for a full week and neglecting you! I promise I’ve been out trying to make the world a better place. So too have so many people out there that my head is just spinning… I can barely keep track of all the amazing projects, and amazing people out there fighting the good fight. It seems that with every day that passes I hear about some new campaign or book or film about our country’s struggle with food, nutrition and health. And this news is inspiring, heartwarming, and hopeful! Just yesterday I read about two young enterprising men who have developed a totally natural, mushroom derived alternative to Styrofoam, that fully biodegrades and takes something like half the amount of energy to produce at equal cost as that nasty earth enemy, polystyrene. Amazing!! Check out their company, Ecovative Design and spread the word!

And only two days ago, I found out about yet another documentary film about our current (and bleak) food crisis, this one focusing solely on school lunch and the National School Lunch Program. Also on Kickstarter (along with Fooditude that I posted about earlier this month), this project is called LUNCH LINE, and looks like a really well made film. While the film is completed and in need only of some minor sound tweaking, the filmmakers need help from the public in a major way to get this film in front of peoples faces!  They’re looking to raise $7000 to finish, promote, and get their film into theaters, and they have less than 1 month to do it.

Lunch Line Trailer from uji films on Vimeo.

Because this food movement is grassroots, there is no federal funding (as if!) and their are no deep pockets. These projects, big and small, are being spearheaded by people like you and me, regular joe’s who are passionate about change and have a vision for a more positive future. I’ve backed this project because I think it’s an important message and the more sirens blowing and lights flashing on the topic, the better.

If it seems like I’m pimping these Kickstarter projects, I am. I don’t know these filmmakers, and will likely never meet any of them, but their message is one worth pimping, don’t ya think? Change is not something “they” will make, it’s something you and I will make with our own hands, minds, voices, or in this case, wallets.