farm to fork renewal
yesterday was a good day because i learned so many new things! concepts, words, and facts...watching "food, inc." for the first time was hard, but very informative. this was followed by a short film on the history of milk and a documentary on dirt. (yes, dirt.) the timing was great too, just having attended the local food meet.
the movie shows how farmers, no longer allowed to save natural seed for new crops, are losing their fields to large industrial corporations who genetically engineer our food. chickens are being "grown" in less than half the time they should be and modified to produce more meat=more money in ways that are unhealthy not only for them, but for the land and us as well. most companies declined interviews for the documentary.
it wasn't all bad news. i learned about how alive dirt is on a molecular level and how it is the very foundation of our lives, even to a spiritual level. i've never been a "tree hugger" or anything per se, so it's hard to explain just why this is all so exciting to me. but, in pursuit of health, it seems an integrous plan to steward the earth by consuming food that energizes us to be our best. healthier food options only seem more expensive because of convenience and apparent "low expense" of fast food. i used to think i couldn't afford to eat well. now i know i can't afford not to.
the mass-produced way can end up costing us more in medical bills and prescriptions. (pay the grocer now or the doctor later). what was sad, however, was to see that many people/different demographics truly are stuck in a vicious cycle, having to make a choice between their diabetic medicine OR healthy food. with more organic choices, the consumer really does have power and can bring back a more cost effective and widely accessible "farm to fork" system (also the name of a really great local restaurant.)
at the end of the shows, i grabbed my concordance and it just happened to open to the word "renewal". the only thing i could think of at midnight that might help? starting a small bucket for kitchen compost. i'm looking forward to the new heaven and new earth of course. but in the meantime renewal here, even in small things, seems worth it.
the movie shows how farmers, no longer allowed to save natural seed for new crops, are losing their fields to large industrial corporations who genetically engineer our food. chickens are being "grown" in less than half the time they should be and modified to produce more meat=more money in ways that are unhealthy not only for them, but for the land and us as well. most companies declined interviews for the documentary.
it wasn't all bad news. i learned about how alive dirt is on a molecular level and how it is the very foundation of our lives, even to a spiritual level. i've never been a "tree hugger" or anything per se, so it's hard to explain just why this is all so exciting to me. but, in pursuit of health, it seems an integrous plan to steward the earth by consuming food that energizes us to be our best. healthier food options only seem more expensive because of convenience and apparent "low expense" of fast food. i used to think i couldn't afford to eat well. now i know i can't afford not to.
the mass-produced way can end up costing us more in medical bills and prescriptions. (pay the grocer now or the doctor later). what was sad, however, was to see that many people/different demographics truly are stuck in a vicious cycle, having to make a choice between their diabetic medicine OR healthy food. with more organic choices, the consumer really does have power and can bring back a more cost effective and widely accessible "farm to fork" system (also the name of a really great local restaurant.)
at the end of the shows, i grabbed my concordance and it just happened to open to the word "renewal". the only thing i could think of at midnight that might help? starting a small bucket for kitchen compost. i'm looking forward to the new heaven and new earth of course. but in the meantime renewal here, even in small things, seems worth it.
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