How do we feed America? Do Animals have rights as living beings or should we consider them food? If the Omnivore's Dilemma is about what do eat in a world of so many choices, what choice will you make?
Based on what we’ve read of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, which food chain do you believe is the “best” in terms of feeding the United States?
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Give 2 -3 reasons why/how Industrial food is beneficial for Americans. (Economics, efficiency, access, etc)
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Question 3
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Explain 2-3 reasons why Americans have joined the organic bandwagon?
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Why do Americans support the local-sustainable farming method like Joel Salatin's farm?
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The HG food chain is the most historically founded chain in our evolutionary process. Give an explanation of why it is a good choice.
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Why would it be difficult for most Americans to change over to this style of food chain eating?
What are the top reasons why Americans have begun to question the credibility of the Industrial food chain?
Big businesses are interested in making more money
The obesity epidemic with children
Corn doesn't taste good anymore. It lost flavor.
Governments are giving subsidies to farmers to make more corn than we need.
Give a few reasons why Whole Foods and other corporate organics are not a reliable source of food for America:
Whole foods is readily available across many states.
Industrical Organic is too expensive and Whole foods has been nicknamed the Whole paycheck.
An organic TV dinner is still a processed TV dinner.
Industrical organic meets the ideals of co-ops and its original hippy founders.
Why isn't local-sustainable an easy solution to all Americans' food issues?
It isn't very time consuming
Customers may have to travel long distances
Food is cleaner than processed food from a factory
