When going
out to the store and families purchase their food, I believe that people often don’t
take the time at all to consider where their food might actually come from. This
is a common practice in which no one pays attention to how their food was
produced or manufactured to the point that when buying it all people see is a
product and a number value.
Because of
this, people in most cases have no idea what they are putting into their bodies
and quite frankly they don’t care what they are ingesting. I know we always
hear about how terrible the meat industry is and even our neighborhood drive
thru restaurants; but until we actually see what they are doing first hand then
we as consumers continue to purchase the same thing and don’t even think about
it.
If only people
became more aware of their products and took the time to examine them then
maybe, just maybe people would consider going about a different method in
getting their food. Gardening is one such method, and even having your own farm
type animals on a small scale. One benefit of doing ones own gardening would be
the health factors. Being able to raise your own crops, naturally and safely
would immediately bring about an awareness to the person. Even if it were
simply just a few plants, people would think twice about what they are buying
in stores. It would be a great practice if children were in a way forced to try
and grow some kind of plant just to give them the chance to see the difference
and value of naturally grown versus non natural plants. If this were to happen
then our young people could actually appreciate healthier foods rather than
going straight for the chips or soda. Like most things, we have to start young
in order to see any actual change in mentality.
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