Individually – We can make this change.
Monday, November 23rd, 2009This weekend we watched Food Inc. and I must say I have never been so glad that I am a vegetarian. Throughout the hour and a half of this informative documentary I vacillated through feelings of: shock, anger, sadness, disgust, and hope. I have always known the food industry in this country is bad – I mean this is the main reason I eat organics and work with an organization that has sustainability in its forefront of awareness. But seriously – if the mistreatment of animals, people, and the natural world in general displayed in this movie is even half true, these massive food corporations are utterly despicable.
Now more than ever it is imperative for each one of us to excersize our power in this country by influencing the production of food in this nation by every means possible. We need to not only vote appropriately – but as the movie says “vote every time we go to the market.” Buying organic products and local produce – and even better, growing your own garden, is a direct way to let these massive food producers know that individually we do care about the quality of our food, and we do insist that the means by which it is produced is viable and not damaging to the natural world. Where you spend your money – determines how the environment is treated.
I will not lie to you watching this movie is a bit depressing, however, I suggest that everyone (especially those who consume foods that contain corn or soy products – which is most everyone because 80% of food and non-food items at the supermarket contains some of these derivative substances) watch this movie. Depressing can be good if It inspires us to all take a look at where and how we get our food, because the truth has been hidden far to long, and responsibility is necessary if we want to turn this all around. The motto of PVFS has never rang so true – Grow Organic! For life!
