Food Glorious Food

Recently in my english class we watched "Fresh", which I thought was about the most annoying Facebook subject of GMO's but instead was about food industrialization and the possible effects of chemicals and how use of chemicals aren't natural. They stated that out food industry is unsustainable with nature and eventually nature will take it back, which is absolutely true. How the dust bowl was started during the great depression was due to poor agriculture techniques that were unregulated.

The thing is is that it is regulated now. This is a Capitalist country with supply and demand as the two commandments for our economic system. Currently there is a demand for foods that are unhealthy and a demand for a surplus of certain foods and regulations are sustaining our supply for the majority need and want. More people are now wanting healthier food, which they may eat, but they still won't get up away from their computer to be active. More people complain about GMO's but don't know what GMO stands for. More people are wanting organic food and want to be positive and help local farmers but it's not enough to become a demand because even though there is a greater amount of people now wanting healthier food, there is still a majority of people who are just fine with what we already have to eat and the price it's at.

It's excellent ideas to eat healthier, but healthy food does not always mean a healthy lifestyle. If someone wants to change the current industry they should get into politics and support the local farmers on a political level and help them still produce a surplus of organic foods. Otherwise, I just went to the doctor, I am considered an unhealthy eater, but I am active and because of that the doctor said my current diet is sustainable for me. There is so much more that is involved for each person beyond "eat healthier" because everyone is different. My need for organic is low, others who are unhealthy DO need it however. So instead of complaining about the industry, think of a solution. I would love to see the small guy take down the big corporations, question is who will lead those people and the lifestyle of change and how can they convince an entire nation?