No one can resist a good dare, right? I mean, I once dared a guy to make a naked snow angel, and he did it without a second thought. Don't worry, this one ain't nearly that shocking. (heh)
In this age of ever-increasing environmental awareness, we are all urgently drawn to look for ways to continue life while at the same time preserving the best parts of it for our next generations.
In 2009, I am daring you to dig into that same bucket of responsibility, and find out about your food.
Yeah, I dare you. I even double-dog dare. We care so much about what we put into the environment at large, but I'm asking you to activate a little micro-awareness here. What do YOU put in YOUR body? What do you feed YOUR family? And I'm not just talking about 'beef' or 'carrots' or 'natural' or 'organic'. I'm talking about 'what country do my potatoes come from?' and 'where is this company located?' and 'what does a company in Zimbabwe/Argentina/etc. know about producing healthy x?' and 'who owns the beef/carrot/potato/chicken farm?' and 'does this company care about its produce/animals/workers/etc.?' Beware, though, because in some cases, you might not like what you find.
Get intimate with your personal fuel supply. Or better yet, get involved in the food supply. Better still, grow some of your own food. Or, the Holy of Holies, spend some time on a real, live, working farm and experience what it's like to have a hand in growing absolutely everything that is on your dinner plate just one time. Weed the carrot bed. Carry the feed/water to the chickens/cattle/hogs/sheep. Pick the spinach. Literally get your hands dirty in our nation's largest employment industry: agriculture.
Try it, just one time. Or, let it hook you, and do it all the time! I double-dog dare ya.
1 comment:
Those are a lot of the questions raised in "The Omnivore's Dilemma." I just read it last year; you'd probably enjoy the read too.
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