Going to Walmart is
always a weird experience for me. There is something eerie about the
florescent lights, the cheap white floor tiles... the racks filled
with cheap garments that are made in unregulated factories in China
and then shipped over here... what is the expense when we consider
the pollution of our planet? ... these thoughts flicker across my
mind...
and then there is
the “grocery” section … the “food” …
I think about our
ancestors thousands of years ago garnering fresh food which they
simply plucked from the earth or a tree and devouring its fecund
flesh full of enzymes and nutrients and the essence of life fresh
right there on the spot... leaves and berries and fruit fragrant and
warm
and then I contrast
that to the boxes of “meals” I pluck from the freezer case. I
flip the box over and try to decipher where this product is even
manufactured... all I get is “Distributed by Blah
Blah in So and So Pennsylvania...” and I shudder and set the thing
back in the freezer case and ponder for a second that I have no idea
from what country or even continent this processed, packaged pseudo
food comes. I do not know what the regulations or conditions are in
those far off factories. And then I look at the people shopping in
the same isle. And they don't look healthy or vibrant or robust. And
I do not want to describe how they do look, well because it is too
much like some sickening science fiction and that just isn't my
favorite genre.
Conversely, I do
love to fantasize about a world where everyone is living their
optimal potential. Where people are happy and healthy and perfectly
nourished. And they are all given love and encouragement freely. And
they are all here on this planet living a most fulfilling life....
yeah, that makes me feel better. I like to daydream. It's those who
have dared to daydream that have been able to make this world better.
Okay, so back to our
documentary “the Future of Food” … I have linked here the first
10 minutes of the documentary because that is as much of it that you
can watch for free. I personally have not even seen the whole film. I
watched quite a bit of it back in 2007... like and hour and a half...
I was at a sort of “earth fair” that I had helped organize. And,
I was excited for the showing of this film. But three quarters of the
way through I got an invite from friends to go hang out and have fun
on my Friday. So I left. I honestly think the 10 minutes worth of the
documentary I posted here is informative enough and a good start at
least. It does not show monsanto fucking over farmers. And I guess
that would be worth discussing in the future, but here is some good
info with which to get started. So
here is the link.
Your body is constantly regenerating itself and producing new cells.
The food you are ingesting is the fuel and the material that is
utilized in this process. What you are eating greatly impacts your
life. It is such a symbiotic process that is constantly taking place.
It is good to educate yourself about your food, where it is coming
from and what it is doing for you. More to come on these topics, of
course.
Wishing you everything that is beautiful in this world.
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