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May the Farm Be With You

Free Range Studios has put out a clever little internet-based animation worth checking out. The piece, called "Store Wars," features a smorgasbord of visual puns about vegetables all sliced and seasoned with a timely message. Store Wars is about the "Organic Rebellion" - a time in the not-so-distant future when food production has been taken over by the dark force an empire of pesticide and pollution. Advised by Olie One Canolie, Cuke Skywalker (a cucumber) goes to save Princess Lettuce and runs up against his father - Darth Tatur (a potato). Store Wars, sprinkled with scenes from past Star War flicks; including the famous bar scene with fantastical characters which here becomes, of course, the "Salad Bar." Unlike Star Wars though, with Store Wars, in the end, it's up to us, the consumer, to struggle with the dark side every time we go to the store. Will we support the Organic Rebellion? Or will we go to the dark side? Check it out!