The Future of Food

Ever since I watched the movie “The Future of Food” in my Environmental class, I have been trying to eat more organic foods. The film talks about genetically modified food, what they are, and what their impacts are both on humans and the environment. It was shocking to me some of the things that are going on, untested and unleashed into the environment–and what the impact on local farmers is. If a farmer chooses not to grow genetically modified crops and a bird comes and drops some GM seeds into their fields the farmer can then be sued for copyright infringement.  The suing of farmers as well as the rise of agribusiness has really put local/small farms in jeopardy.

This is only the human costs, the health and environmental impacts are also huge. The amount of pesticides that go into our food is astronomical. This is bad for our health and also bad for the environment.  These chemicals are not being tested individually much less being tested for interactions with each other. They pollute our food, our animals, and our water.

The film inspired me to go out and eat organic, and has put me on a quest to go out and find local food products. While this is challenging for someone on the budget of a college student, I also find it to be an adventure. So far I have been exposed to several types of new food, that I never would have thought to buy otherwise, such as watermelon radishes and Swiss chard.  I encourage you all to watch this film and to go out to your local farmers markets, find Community Sustained agriculture programs, and to buy organic.

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