*NEW – Where The Food Comes From

About this film

Chip Carter digs deep inside the food industry to meet the people who have a passion for growing our crops and keeping the world fed…from the farms to the research labs to the offices where people make rules that regulate it all. Along the way, he also looks into fascinating areas like agritourism, charcuterie-making and other off-the beaten path topics. Episode 1: Tomato Time From field grown to heirloom to hothouse to custom-engineered. Tomatoes are America's second-favorite vegetable (even though they're technically a fruit, a berry in fact) behind only King Potato. But American growers are under intense pressure from foreign competitors. How will they survive? We'll wrap up with a scientist who has developed a new tomato variety that might just provide that answer. Episode 2: Berries Bust Out From tasty snack to superfood, berries have taken over the food world. We spend a day with Florida berry giant Gary Wishnatzki (Wish Farms) and company, and also visit the University of Florida to find out why – and how — berries have become such a big deal. Episode 3: Farming Like It's 1699 A South Carolina farmer does it like his ancestors did — he and his family farm exactly the way his predecessors did 200 years ago, with the exact same seed st