Living Lindsay

Happy Monday!!

I hope you all enjoyed the weekend! We had some beautiful weather and spent a lot of time outside. And as I sit here and write this post, I’m struggling to think of one thing that we actually did. Does anyone else have that problem? Please lie to me. Seriously – since my birthday, my memory has worsened. Long term memory = awesome. Short term memory = notsomuch. 

But we had a great weekend. And if I can remember any of the details, I will be sure to share them with you.

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Yesterday, I learned about a food documentary called “Fresh” that takes a closer look at sustainable farming.

Take a Closer Look at Your Food

“FRESH celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial model, and confronted the consequences: food contamination, environmental pollution, depletion of natural resources, and morbid obesity. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet.”

If you are interested, here is the trailer:

I just watched the film yesterday evening and really appreciated how it takes a much closer look at sustainable agriculture. Food, Inc. focused heavily on showing the industrial side of food production, which is necessary because it shows people from where their food is really coming. “Fresh” really does celebrate the farmers who are doing things the RIGHT way and shares research to show that sustainable agricultural production is actually cheaper than industrialized production and can actually feed the world much more efficiently.  This is one quote from the movie that stood out to me:

“Cheap food is an illusion. There is no such thing as cheap food. The real cost of the food is paid somewhere. If it isn’t paid at the cash register, it’s charged to the environemnt, to the public person in the form of subsidies, and it’s charged to your health. You do get what you pay for. With food as with anything else.

However, there are people who can’t afford it.  So we need to basically level the playing field. Right now we’re heavily subsidizing every calorie of high fructose corn ysrup and hydrogenated oil to the building blocks of processed food and the least healthy food we’re eating. And we’re not doing anything to subsidizie and support the the growing of healthy fresh produce.“

And there, my friends, is our biggest problem. Buying local and organic produce and meat products IS more expensive. So we have to come together (as corny as that sounds) and demand that food return to its natural state. We have the technology to support sustainable agriculture and if it’s cheaper, better for the environment, better for the animals, and better for us, then why are we NOT doing more of it?

If you are interested in watching “Fresh”, you can view it here for free until March 3rd.

Tell Me:

How do you support sustainable agriculture and food production?

Until next time,
Lindsay

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