HW 10

Due to the ever so growing food production rate, we have become forced to mass produce food through ways that oppose the natural process of growth. We have become to rely on chemicals and pesticides in order to maintain and grow our crops and animals faster and more efficiently to keep the stomach of people in America full. Though problems often come up during the process, we do not step back to understand the faults of the artificial process, but we rely on it more in order to eliminate any possible threats or conflicts that may stop the business. Instead of removing chemicals that cause the problems, we add more in order to kill them off. Real genuine farmers are being overwhelmed by the growth of industrial corporate farmers.

One thing I always like about movies over books is the visual aspect. Instead of using our "imagination" we are directly given the actual process in action right before our eyes. It came out as rather much more disturbing in the movie than just reading the book. Based off the amount of information that is given, I still find books to be much more informative and easier to look back on. Movies offer you it at a faster pace but is much easier to absorb since its audible and visual aspects help me analyze it with ease, but rereading is one of the best parts about gaining information through reading. I think Omnivore's Dilemma was a wonderfully written book with minimal biased opinions, but it was still viewed through the eyes of Pollen who obviously had judgements on what he saw. Food Inc on the other hand offered the visual in which the viewers were able to react to, but also had commentary from the author of Fast Food Nation and Omnivore's Dilemma.

Though the book and the movie both illustrated a strong sense of disgust towards the system, I feel like my mentality towards it cannot be changed. It is something we have gotten ourselves into, and also seems like the only way for the growing population to survive. We outnumber the wild animals, therefore we have to grow our own animals and crops in order for us to consume. We are no longer hunter gatherers, we have evolved into farmers. It's just farming done at a faster pace.