Initial Thoughts on the Food Revolution
My reasons for the Food Revolution:
1. Stop supporting agribusiness.
2. Start supporting small and individually owned businesses.
3. Research our recent history of food production and consumption.
4. Make sure the things I consume are at least not bad for me.
I’ve had the philosophy of sustainability floating around in my head for about 5 years. I learned about if from my friend Tim when I was living in Austin. We discussed sustainability in the context of oil consumption. We were talking about alternative sources of energy such as bio diesel. Tim discussed sustainability in a larger context – more of a philosophy of solution. That vein of thinking was put into suspended animation as I became more focused on politics and war. My brother Pat gave me The Omnivore’s Dilemma for Christmas – this changed my focus.
After reading TOD, I realized that in participating in the standard food chain, I was contributing to the maltreatment of people, animals and the environment. In addition, on the personal side, I was consuming food that was not good for me. I also learned how difficult it is for small food producers and farmers to operate in the USDA system. This salon.com article will give you some quick insight on the difficulties of buying unpasteurized milk.
I would like the NYC Food Revolution group to provide information and support for its members in their pursuit of healthy food vis-à-vis a healthy environment.
A note on the execution of this idea: Although I am new to blogging (contributing), I am not sure if the blog format is the best way to share and categorize information. One of my goals in this endeavor is to share this information with other people who want to learn more about our food industry. I would like to be able to categorize the information – just some way to make it easily digestible for those that really aren’t aware of the problems. Maybe a wiki would be better. We’ll see.