The Food Council is pleased to organize a series of food- and agriculture-related flicks this fall and winter (2011-12). 

Here's what's on the, er, menu (descriptions provided by Netflix):

Broken Limbs -- November 10 @ 7
The son of an apple grower on the brink of going out of business, filmmaker Guy Evans explores the efforts of small farmers to compete against global corporations by adopting sustainable agriculture techniques. With an engaging mix of humor and drama, this documentary shares simple ways viewers can participate in this growing movement and offers a hopeful outlook on the future of independent farming. (2004, 57 minutes)

Food, Inc. -- December 1 @ 7
Drawing on Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation and Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma, director Robert Kenner's Oscar-nominated documentary explores the food industry's detrimental effects on our health and environment. Kenner spotlights the men and women who are working to reform an industry rife with monopolies, questionable interpretations of laws and subsidies, political ties and rising rates of E. coli outbreaks.  (2008, 93 minutes)

Fresh -- January 19 @ 7
FRESH celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system.  Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial model, and confronted the consequences: food contamination, environmental pollution, depletion of natural resources, and morbid obesity.  Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet.  Among several main characters, FRESH features urban farmer and activist, Will Allen, the recipient of MacArthur’s 2008 Genius Award; sustainable farmer and entrepreneur, Joel Salatin, made famous by Michael Pollan’s book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma; and supermarket owner, David Ball, challenging our Wal-Mart dominated economy. (2009, 72 minutes)

Tapped -- February 9 @ 7
The high cost -- to both the environment and our health -- of bottled water is the subject of this documentary that enlists activists, environmentalists, community leaders and others to expose the dark side of the bottled water industry. Americans may rethink their obsession with bottled H20 when they learn of the unregulated industry's willingness to ignore environmental and health concerns, and the problems that arise as a result. (2009, 75 minutes)

How to Cook Your Life -- March 15 @ 7
German filmmaker Doris Dörrie documents a summer in the life of renowned Zen practitioner and cook Edward Espe Brown as he teaches culinary classes in Zen centers in Austria and California, revealing the role food plays in our bodies and spirits. Informative, provocative and funny, Brown serves up a unique combination of inspiring wisdom and kitchen skills that will raise even the most demanding foodie to new spiritual and gastronomic heights. (2007, 93 minutes)