USC Canada – what was originally called the Unitarian Service Committee of Canada when it was founded by Dr. Lotta Hitschmanova in 1945 – hosts an excellent short, animated film called The Story of Food. It’s under 6 minutes long and well worth watching.
Our food system is so industrialized that it’s hard to find the real nourishment in our grocery stores. Gone are the days of tasty tomatoes. From 7,000 named varieties of apples, 96% are now extinct. And some seeds have been patented! How could that have happened? Seeds are life. How can a company patent life?
Fight against the dying of the light, as Dylan Thomas might have said, and become a guerilla gardener, or someone who buys local food, or organic food, or groceries from your local farmers’ market. Keep your own food supply secure by buying from it. Now and every shopping day.
