Saturday, January 28, 2012

Food Inc.

The local economy is a great idea not saying that its going to be easy to get everything local but you sure can try and cut back on different things and try to buy local. What is most important about local economy is that you know where your food is coming from and you know that it was harvest or raised in a normal way. What I found interesting during the movie and also a problem was how fast the animals are being produced and not at a normal rate. Having chickens gain so much weight in a short period. The farmer told us that the chickens weights are to much on their bones that they take a couple of steps and have to set down because their bones are not strong enough. here is a website to help you find local harvest anywhere in the US http://www.localharvest.org/

A domestic art that i think is important is to plant a garden it doesn't have to be a huge one it can just have a few plants here and there of what you like to eat. Fruits and vegetables are expensive in grocery stores that's way people don't buy them but if you have a garden you can have fresh fruits and vegetables everyday for less money. Also if you have a garden it takes away that worrying of where did the food come from and is it fresh.

This is a picture of a garden kit put together which would be great if you lived in town or don't have a place to dig your garden.







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5 comments:

  1. BlakeJanuary 30, 2012 at 10:00 AM

    Autumn, I agree with you on this one. With all of the steroids and hormones that are fed to these animals i question wether or not you can still call them chickens, cows, whatever. They are not even the same species. As someone who consumes a large amount of meat this documentary opened my eyes to what actually goes into most of the meat which we consume.

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  2. Hannah PotterJanuary 30, 2012 at 12:11 PM

    That is really sad about the chicken. I wasnt in class for the first part of the movie so I did not know that about them. Farmers should care more about the welfare of the animals and not just treat them as food while they are still alive.

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  3. JondaJanuary 31, 2012 at 8:43 AM

    It is very sad that the animals have to be produced this way. It's unfortunate that people demand their meat to be what they think so "high quality" that they have to change the development of the animal. What the people really need to learn is that these bigger breasts from chickens and that "boneless" meats are really not natural.

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  4. BrittanyStoneJanuary 31, 2012 at 8:46 PM

    Having a garden is something I plan on doing once I have a yard to plant it in. It is very cool that there is a kit to make it simple for anyone to start a garden and feed themselves right.

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  5. StephanieFebruary 1, 2012 at 6:30 AM

    I think gardening is a domestic art that needs to become more popular. it has become easier for people in town to have gardens like your picture suggests. even the smallest gatdens can make a difference.

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