Tim at Nature's Harmony has a great post regarding what needs to be done to change the food industry. I am a great admirer of what Tim and his wife are doing on their farm for their customers. You can read his post here and my observations are posted there and here.
I agree there needs to be a "revolution" in food and, in the main, it must come from consumers. That is why I built the HungryGarden.com web site so I can find fresh local food near me and allow others to do the same.
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The food industry has become so complex, that many times what we eat doesn't resemble food in its natural state, or as it would be recognized by man or beast. Food has become highly processed, re-engineered and reduced to individual "components." These components are then re-constituted, re-combined, packaged and marketed (as what has come to be known) as food. This does not involve all the foods we eat; but, specifically, highly processed foods. There are whole host of reasons for this. One is cost. Highly processed foods that are broken down to individual components can be re-engineered to: a) substitute cheaper components for more expensive ones, and b) extend the shelf life of food so it can be warehoused and transported over great distances before residing on store and home shelves some times for months or even years.
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