Comments on: Food, Inc. Review http://www.completelyedible.com/2009/06/food-inc-review/ I like food. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:01:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Stacy http://www.completelyedible.com/2009/06/food-inc-review/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Stacy Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:46:42 +0000 http://www.completelyedible.com/?p=341#comment-142 CCR - thank you so much for checking out the post and leaving a comment! I'd like to save up for eventually having my own farm as well. It is a dream I'm working towards. Hopefully I can achieve it someday! Alyss - I have to say I'm not 100% off the industrial food chain for a few reasons - I will eat out occasionally (special occasions mostly, so at most once or twice a month usually, and I do make the best choices I can while there), if I'm at a friend's house, I won't starve if nothing available is up to my "standards," and there are a few categories of food I'm still buying from industrial scale producers. Some of my fruits, occasional vegetables (this is getting rarer every day), staples such as flour, grains, beans, sweeteners and oils, and processed foods I'm not set up to make myself or haven't learned yet, like pasta. However, even within those categories, I try to make the most informed decision about the brand I buy from, choosing the best combination of local, organic, artisan/small companies, and ingredients I'm eating (no HFCS or trans fats, for example). So I guess even in those categories it is possible for me to get some of it off the industrial food chain. And I do when I can. I should do a full accounting sometime, to see just where my dollars are going over the course of a few months. Today I bought some staples and spent a little less than 50.00, but I won't be buying more for at least a few month. And some of those were from local and artisinal companies, so I'd still consider them out of the industrial food chain. I made a strong decision not to buy industrial dairy or meat though. Industrial (even industrial organic) seems to come at too high of a cost to the health of the environment, the well being of the animals, and so forth. I just can't support it. Hopefully I can stick with it and provide more business to my local grass farmers and local dairies! CCR – thank you so much for checking out the post and leaving a comment! I’d like to save up for eventually having my own farm as well. It is a dream I’m working towards. Hopefully I can achieve it someday!

Alyss – I have to say I’m not 100% off the industrial food chain for a few reasons – I will eat out occasionally (special occasions mostly, so at most once or twice a month usually, and I do make the best choices I can while there), if I’m at a friend’s house, I won’t starve if nothing available is up to my “standards,” and there are a few categories of food I’m still buying from industrial scale producers. Some of my fruits, occasional vegetables (this is getting rarer every day), staples such as flour, grains, beans, sweeteners and oils, and processed foods I’m not set up to make myself or haven’t learned yet, like pasta. However, even within those categories, I try to make the most informed decision about the brand I buy from, choosing the best combination of local, organic, artisan/small companies, and ingredients I’m eating (no HFCS or trans fats, for example). So I guess even in those categories it is possible for me to get some of it off the industrial food chain. And I do when I can. I should do a full accounting sometime, to see just where my dollars are going over the course of a few months. Today I bought some staples and spent a little less than 50.00, but I won’t be buying more for at least a few month. And some of those were from local and artisinal companies, so I’d still consider them out of the industrial food chain. I made a strong decision not to buy industrial dairy or meat though. Industrial (even industrial organic) seems to come at too high of a cost to the health of the environment, the well being of the animals, and so forth. I just can’t support it. Hopefully I can stick with it and provide more business to my local grass farmers and local dairies!

]]> By: Alyss http://www.completelyedible.com/2009/06/food-inc-review/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Alyss Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:55:46 +0000 http://www.completelyedible.com/?p=341#comment-139 Great post! I am working hard towards the opt out option. It's hard, hard work though! I will certainly check out the film, thank! Great post! I am working hard towards the opt out option. It’s hard, hard work though! I will certainly check out the film, thank!

]]> By: Cajun Chef Ryan http://www.completelyedible.com/2009/06/food-inc-review/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Cajun Chef Ryan Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:43:10 +0000 http://www.completelyedible.com/?p=341#comment-137 Stacy, Really appreciate the Stumble Upon on this one, the movie is a must see for me. In fact my wife and I had a conversation a few days about about buying some farm land and making a really big career change...good exercise too. The GMO issue is another big one for me, and while the local grocery stores are trying to bring in locally made products they are still years away from catching up. Thanks again, CCR =:~) Stacy,

Really appreciate the Stumble Upon on this one, the movie is a must see for me. In fact my wife and I had a conversation a few days about about buying some farm land and making a really big career change…good exercise too. The GMO issue is another big one for me, and while the local grocery stores are trying to bring in locally made products they are still years away from catching up.

Thanks again,

CCR =:~)

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