I’m big into the Main Street Project right now, for reasons I will rant about in the near future, but right now, for their kick-ass blog articles. Here’s a bit from “The Food Movement” by Zoe B.
Regenerative food systems are not foremost in everyone’s minds, but they don’t need to be convinced of the value of sustainable food production. People do not want animals abused and workers exploited and water poisoned to put food on their table. But without accurate and available information, the income to choose the more ethical item, and access to those items at all, the consumer’s impact is minimal at best. Letting the market decide is a myth when there is rampant socio-economic inequality, and when costs and methods are hidden.
Fortunately, there is an actual food movement and its participants have their fingers in many pies, from consumer education to international food policies to banning antibiotics to real people growing real food for real people. They don’t require permission from the dominant food system or the endorsement of the foodie crowd; and while some trends may be fleeting, the core principles of health, environmental protection, worker’s rights, and equity won’t die until all of us do. And then it really won’t matter anymore.
Read the whole thing here.