Too many days it seems my mind is crowded with thoughts like- "When did I last feed Ivy?" "What am I going to make for dinner?" "Whose clothes need laundering today?" You get the idea...so I'm always glad when I run into or am referred by someone to something interesting to ponder on. Lately, it's been this book, Food Inc. The book is packed with info, I'm hoping to see the documentary soon too. It's making me glad I can grow a garden and making me long for my college vegan days a bit. Cody and I also saw the movie Sicko, that really fired me up- unbelievable. We are suckers for a good documentary. One of my favorite lines said that every time we scan an item at the store we're sending a vote to companies about what products we support. What do you think? Do you want to have your own chickens someday? :)
food for thought...
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I would totally have chickens in my backyard :) I would have a hard time adjusting to the fancy colors of fresh eggs, but I think I could... eventually :) I don't really THINK about my food though.
Although. . . I heard on the radio the other day that there is a food bill the Dems. are trying to PUSH along through the channels. One part of it was that EVERYONE distributing their grown food products would have to register and pay a $1000 fee to the govt before sellling said food. And the govt would track the types and amounts of food sold and where it was from etc. Meaning people selling at a local FARMERS MARKET would have to do this! Can you believe it?!
I wonder if the govt will ever tell us what size of HOME garden we are allowed or the amount of food we can share with neighbors before we have to "register" our garden? Just some more food for thought.
The bill was recently voted on and was shy 6 or 8 votes but the talk radio guy (Neal Larson?) said it would likely show up again really soon for another try. I'm no political expert but there are several odd and alarming changes coming out of our current administration!
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Hey Tan, I too watched Sicko and thought that socialized medicine was the way to go. Until I really looked into the issue. This link is another view of Canadas Healthcare system. While some areas in Canada are very well taken care of, a lot of others aren't. Good ol' Michael Moore is quite liberal and very one-sided. I wish they would make a documentary that would show the pros and cons of socialized medicine. Anyway, I think this youtube video couters a lot of what Michael was trying to convince us of believing about the system in Canada. I do really believe that we need a lot of work in our health care system, but do we really want a program that even the GOVERNMENT is exempt from? That for one shows me how great it's gotta be if Obama is going to exempt himself from doing his "own" plan. Again government spending is skyrocketing as it is, another 2 trillion dollars seems to be bit risky for a system that has never worked well. Anyway, that's enough from me :). I have been really passionate about this issue lately if you can't tell. Sorry about my rantings :)-Carrie
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2007/07/06/2007-07-06_more_lies_from_moore.html
Here's an opinion article on Michael Moore from a Canadian to go a long with Carries argument. It was an interesting read.
It isn't surprising to me that the food industry has become like this. There are simply too many mouths to feed to rely on conventional farms. So do we only buy tomatoes and apples during their "season"?
Do having these foods sold during the off season benefit our health or make it worse? Who knows...
After Aaron and I watched Sicko we were ready to pack our bags and head to Europe!! Its a shame the country we live in is supposed to be great for everyone..yet education and healthcare is still based on how much money you make.
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