‘What the Food’ documentary, a SCORE collaboration
May 5, 2018 – Daily Courier –
by Ginni Trask Comstock
Karen van Barneveld, entrepreneur, potter, seamstress, author and Yoga instructor, is following her passion for a clean, healthy, GMO free diet for the planet with help from SCORE. Her book, God Made Organics, Not GMOs,is available through Amazon.com.
Karen, long an advocate for wholesome food, began her research in earnest about 20 years ago when she read in The Mars, Venus Diet and Exercise Bookby Dr. John Gray, that shortly after WWII the left-over chemicals from the war were marketed by the government to farmers as a way to increase crop production and reduce pests. These chemicals then depleted the minerals and nutrients in the soil and resulted in foods that provided reduced nutrition. Since then her children and 14 grandchildren have been severely and adversely affected by food related allergies and addictions. The issues they suffered were such things as ADD, ADHD, IBS, depression and food sensitivities. She felt quite helpless and began studying and reading; searching for a solution.
Her extensive research led Karen to discover that a root source of the problems her family were having were a direct result of the depleted nutrition of the foods they were consuming. She found that wide-spread use of GMOs (genetically modified organisms) began in 1996. As she and her family began eating organic, GMO free food, she saw vast improvement in their health. This encouraged her to continue her research and she eventually published her book.
Now, Karen is determined to spread the word through developing a documentary film series, the first based on the people who have come to this area to recover from various addictions. She felt that Prescott, with its new (and unwanted) title as the recovery capitol of America, was the best place to begin.
For this extensive project, Karen required funding and needed to develop a business plan. This led her to SCORE where she was matched with Dick Milon, whose background and expertise is in the food industry. She and Dick moved beyond a simple business plan and began organizing and developing the marketing for the first film (What the Food?)of the docu-series. Karen has also teamed with award-winning documentary filmmaker Windy Borman for the production.
Karen elucidates that the food we eat affects everyone both directly and indirectly. The direct result of compromised nutrition is varying degrees of health issues. The indirect results are monetary and encompass such things as medical costs, insurance costs, the ability to have the stamina to work and earn a living and a host of other related issues.
People who want to contribute to this worthwhile project can go to https://www.whatthefoodfilm.com to make either a one-time donation or choose to provide funding for on-going meals. Karen has fronted over 10% of the monies needed to get this project moving. And there are many local folks who are cheering her on and contributing to this film. Much of the food will be obtained by local farmers who grow their GMO-free crops without pesticides.
As of April 26, 2018 Karen has reached her first $10,000 funding goal and can now continue pre-production of the film. With additional funding Karen’s documentary team can provide structured meals to addicts who have committed to consuming only organic, GMO free foods. What the Food?, when produced, will provide a new perspective on addiction and recovery and deliver to audiences the power of informed choice.
by Ginni Trask Comstock
Karen van Barneveld, entrepreneur, potter, seamstress, author and Yoga instructor, is following her passion for a clean, healthy, GMO free diet for the planet with help from SCORE. Her book, God Made Organics, Not GMOs,is available through Amazon.com.
Karen, long an advocate for wholesome food, began her research in earnest about 20 years ago when she read in The Mars, Venus Diet and Exercise Bookby Dr. John Gray, that shortly after WWII the left-over chemicals from the war were marketed by the government to farmers as a way to increase crop production and reduce pests. These chemicals then depleted the minerals and nutrients in the soil and resulted in foods that provided reduced nutrition. Since then her children and 14 grandchildren have been severely and adversely affected by food related allergies and addictions. The issues they suffered were such things as ADD, ADHD, IBS, depression and food sensitivities. She felt quite helpless and began studying and reading; searching for a solution.
Her extensive research led Karen to discover that a root source of the problems her family were having were a direct result of the depleted nutrition of the foods they were consuming. She found that wide-spread use of GMOs (genetically modified organisms) began in 1996. As she and her family began eating organic, GMO free food, she saw vast improvement in their health. This encouraged her to continue her research and she eventually published her book.
Now, Karen is determined to spread the word through developing a documentary film series, the first based on the people who have come to this area to recover from various addictions. She felt that Prescott, with its new (and unwanted) title as the recovery capitol of America, was the best place to begin.
For this extensive project, Karen required funding and needed to develop a business plan. This led her to SCORE where she was matched with Dick Milon, whose background and expertise is in the food industry. She and Dick moved beyond a simple business plan and began organizing and developing the marketing for the first film (What the Food?)of the docu-series. Karen has also teamed with award-winning documentary filmmaker Windy Borman for the production.
Karen elucidates that the food we eat affects everyone both directly and indirectly. The direct result of compromised nutrition is varying degrees of health issues. The indirect results are monetary and encompass such things as medical costs, insurance costs, the ability to have the stamina to work and earn a living and a host of other related issues.
People who want to contribute to this worthwhile project can go to https://www.whatthefoodfilm.com to make either a one-time donation or choose to provide funding for on-going meals. Karen has fronted over 10% of the monies needed to get this project moving. And there are many local folks who are cheering her on and contributing to this film. Much of the food will be obtained by local farmers who grow their GMO-free crops without pesticides.
As of April 26, 2018 Karen has reached her first $10,000 funding goal and can now continue pre-production of the film. With additional funding Karen’s documentary team can provide structured meals to addicts who have committed to consuming only organic, GMO free foods. What the Food?, when produced, will provide a new perspective on addiction and recovery and deliver to audiences the power of informed choice.