"The Food Movement"
By Michael Pollan
I found this article very thought provoking. I was completely in shock of the fact that most Americans don't know where their food comes from. It also amazed me that 40% of Americans no longer take part in the family meal. I was raised to eat dinner as a family, and that is a value I am instilling in my children. I guess its also a value I take for granted, I thought every ones family ate together. I did appreciate reading how the farmers market is making a comeback. Not only as a place to buy fresh fruits and vegetables, but as a place to reconnect to your community. I think this was a definite thumbs up! Everyone needs their eyes open to the issue we are facing in regards to our food, and future food crisis.
"When BSE, or mad cow disease, surfaced in England in 1986, Americans learned that cattle, which are herbivores, were routinely being fed the flesh of other cattle; the practice helped keep meat cheap but at the risk of a hideous brain-wasting disease." This sentence hit me, not sure exactly why. I can't imagine people not taking their responsibility seriously when it comes to our food supply.
There were many other sentences like this one that offered food for thought.
This is fine as far as content goes, Danielle. The whole dinner-table issue might be something to look at through research? Or even ethnography? Pollan has written a great deal about various food issues, so he may certainly be someone to look at in terms of coming up with research topics.
ReplyDeleteThat does seem a good sentence to quote!I'd like to see a little bit more comment on author's methods, if possible--something about *why* the article did or did not seem effective. (some way maybe to generalize a lesson from his writing that you could apply? I know it may be hard to articulate this, though...)
Do you want me to add to it or are you comments for future reading journal entries?
ReplyDeleteSorry, I just saw this. No, you don't need to add to this--just pointers for future entries.
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