How do we fix our food supply? I have no idea. It feels as huge as asking "How do we slow down global warming?"
I'd like to think that most people do care about the food supply but I guess it just boils down to money. We have been taught to expect cheap food and if something doesn't fall into that category, it's "too expensive" to buy. That's why people buy the not so great meat. I do this myself over and over and if I *think* about what I'm eating, I have a hard time choking it down.
Factory farms are disgusting and wrong and should be stopped but they almost feel too big to stop. Know what I mean? I heard somewhere (Food inc?) that even if you don't eat at McDonalds, you're still eating the same quality of meat. Because McDonalds and Walmart are two of the biggest buyers, they set the standards for the industry.
I think it could be fixed in two different ways.
1-A huge, vocal, mass movement of everyone calling their politicians, celebrities getting on board, everyone making big noise for big change. I can see this happening if something *really* awful happened and a LOT of people got sick or died.
or,
2-A grass roots movement where people slowly change by making better choices, eating locally, planting a garden etc and showing another person how to do it and another.
To me #2 sounds easier. This spring I will plant a garden, buy fruit and meat from local farms, preserve as much as I can to eat throughout the year.
One thing I'm noticing is that since I've switched over to cooking completely from scratch, my grocery bill is lower. Maybe I'll have more room in the budget for better quality meat.
I don't think becoming vegan is the answer. I think it's ok and normal to eat meat. But I think it should be treated with respect. Animals should have better living conditions, people should eat a little less meat (somewhere -on here?- I read to use it like a condiment instead as a main course) and to cherish each bite and not throw so much away at the end of a meal.
(I just watched The Road this weekend. We have so much food! And we waste so much of it!)
