Comments on: The Future of Food http://rosstraining.com/blog/2009/12/08/the-future-of-food/ RossTraining.com - Low-tech high-effect training advice without the nonsense Mon, 21 May 2012 07:25:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: T Vitiello http://rosstraining.com/blog/2009/12/08/the-future-of-food/#comment-3840 T Vitiello Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:16:23 +0000 http://rosstraining.com/blog/?p=1311#comment-3840 We are what we eat. There is a reason certain foods are cheap, because they are made up of crap. Eating healthy may cost more up front, but if you don't pay now, you pay at the end. We are what we eat. There is a reason certain foods are cheap, because they are made up of crap. Eating healthy may cost more up front, but if you don’t pay now, you pay at the end.

]]> By: RossTraining.com Blog : Farms For The Future http://rosstraining.com/blog/2009/12/08/the-future-of-food/#comment-3839 RossTraining.com Blog : Farms For The Future Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:42:10 +0000 http://rosstraining.com/blog/?p=1311#comment-3839 [...] two recent posts on food production (The Future of Food and Food, Inc.), I’ve received several emails with additional viewing suggestions.  There [...] [...] two recent posts on food production (The Future of Food and Food, Inc.), I’ve received several emails with additional viewing suggestions.  There [...]

]]> By: Administrator http://rosstraining.com/blog/2009/12/08/the-future-of-food/#comment-3838 Administrator Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:13:44 +0000 http://rosstraining.com/blog/?p=1311#comment-3838 Thanks Paul. For those interested, the entire video is available here: http://www.viddler.com/explore/PermaScience/videos/4/ I will likely create a new entry so others can find the link. Thanks Paul.

For those interested, the entire video is available here:
http://www.viddler.com/explore/PermaScience/videos/4/

I will likely create a new entry so others can find the link.

]]> By: Paul M http://rosstraining.com/blog/2009/12/08/the-future-of-food/#comment-3837 Paul M Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:47:30 +0000 http://rosstraining.com/blog/?p=1311#comment-3837 Ross, Have a look at the BBC documentary 'A Farm For The Future', you can find it on YouTube, it's about 50 minutes long (in five parts). There are some pioneers out there that give us hope. Best wishes Ross,

Have a look at the BBC documentary ‘A Farm For The Future’, you can find it on YouTube, it’s about 50 minutes long (in five parts). There are some pioneers out there that give us hope.

Best wishes

]]> By: Josh Smith http://rosstraining.com/blog/2009/12/08/the-future-of-food/#comment-3836 Josh Smith Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:03:04 +0000 http://rosstraining.com/blog/?p=1311#comment-3836 After some leg work on the net, I have found some good sites for Organic food that are relatively cost effective: http://www.nutsonline.com/organic/ has alot of fruit and nuts that are organic, good source for bulk items... great source for "on the go" organic snacks you can make yourself instead of paying for someone else to make the trail mix!! Shoporganic.com has many organic products, it's a good site to get an ideas for a product, but I'd recommend searching for that particular product on the web, you might be able to find it cheaper on another site. After some leg work on the net, I have found some good sites for Organic food that are relatively cost effective:

http://www.nutsonline.com/organic/ has alot of fruit and nuts that are organic, good source for bulk items… great source for “on the go” organic snacks you can make yourself instead of paying for someone else to make the trail mix!!

Shoporganic.com has many organic products, it’s a good site to get an ideas for a product, but I’d recommend searching for that particular product on the web, you might be able to find it cheaper on another site.

]]> By: Tom Meehan http://rosstraining.com/blog/2009/12/08/the-future-of-food/#comment-3835 Tom Meehan Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:19:24 +0000 http://rosstraining.com/blog/?p=1311#comment-3835 Definitely a “must watch” movie, the same goes for Food Inc. Some of the information I had heard before but much of it was surprising and unsettling. Years ago I thought GMO’s were a great idea, improve yield and nutritional content but now I see that neither is the case. How can we allow anyone to patent genes that are put into the environment with no control over how they interact with the environment, plants pollinate and animals breed. Makes me want to grow my own food but I don’t live on that much land. The only local farmers markets near me have produce that I know are produced from seed from companies like Monsanto. Definitely a “must watch” movie, the same goes for Food Inc. Some of the information I had heard before but much of it was surprising and unsettling. Years ago I thought GMO’s were a great idea, improve yield and nutritional content but now I see that neither is the case. How can we allow anyone to patent genes that are put into the environment with no control over how they interact with the environment, plants pollinate and animals breed. Makes me want to grow my own food but I don’t live on that much land. The only local farmers markets near me have produce that I know are produced from seed from companies like Monsanto.

]]> By: Josh Smith http://rosstraining.com/blog/2009/12/08/the-future-of-food/#comment-3834 Josh Smith Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:22:24 +0000 http://rosstraining.com/blog/?p=1311#comment-3834 These type of videos are very helpful to re-convince me why I spend the extra money to buy organic food. It is such a shame that the all mighty dollar is all these companies care about, and give a sh*t less about the people who eat the food. I am in the military overseas, and it is very hard to find locally produced foods from a good source here in Korea. One of the many things I look forward to is the day when I can raise my own food and get to hunt for wild game once again in the States. It would also be amazing to be able to go to a store that specializes in organic foods, I honestly can say there are only about 50 items I can buy out of the whole commissary here on base. I hope anyone who takes the time to watch the video's and read this will help "vote" with there choices at the checkout, lets not have our world turned to s*** by corporate fat cats!!!! These type of videos are very helpful to re-convince me why I spend the extra money to buy organic food. It is such a shame that the all mighty dollar is all these companies care about, and give a sh*t less about the people who eat the food.

I am in the military overseas, and it is very hard to find locally produced foods from a good source here in Korea. One of the many things I look forward to is the day when I can raise my own food and get to hunt for wild game once again in the States. It would also be amazing to be able to go to a store that specializes in organic foods, I honestly can say there are only about 50 items I can buy out of the whole commissary here on base.

I hope anyone who takes the time to watch the video’s and read this will help “vote” with there choices at the checkout, lets not have our world turned to s*** by corporate fat cats!!!!

]]> By: wesley strebeck http://rosstraining.com/blog/2009/12/08/the-future-of-food/#comment-3833 wesley strebeck Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:42:15 +0000 http://rosstraining.com/blog/?p=1311#comment-3833 there is so much injustice in our nation and world. i am so angry about this. I don't even know where to begin or what else to say. there is so much injustice in our nation and world. i am so angry about this. I don’t even know where to begin or what else to say.

]]> By: Larry http://rosstraining.com/blog/2009/12/08/the-future-of-food/#comment-3832 Larry Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:59:29 +0000 http://rosstraining.com/blog/?p=1311#comment-3832 The fact that a judge, anywhere in the world, allowed a patent to be continued after cross pollination is terrifying. It's just insane! Great movie though. Great lesson too. Buy local, no GMO, food! The fact that a judge, anywhere in the world, allowed a patent to be continued after cross pollination is terrifying. It’s just insane! Great movie though. Great lesson too. Buy local, no GMO, food!

]]> By: Jeremy http://rosstraining.com/blog/2009/12/08/the-future-of-food/#comment-3831 Jeremy Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:03:58 +0000 http://rosstraining.com/blog/?p=1311#comment-3831 Let me say this: if eating the corn kills the bug then you shouldn’t even think about putting it to your mouth. When you start to f*** with nature the problems will just continue to snow ball - I guarantee it. I would also guarantee that most of the corporate high flyers who run companies like Monsanto are <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/bbing/stories/s1158704.htm" rel="nofollow">corporate psychopaths</a> <cite>Most of them function incognito in high-powered professions like the law, politics, entertainment, the church, the military, trade unions, the media and the arts.</cite> The world is full of them and it too late now to close the gates at the Looney bin. Let me say this: if eating the corn kills the bug then you shouldn’t even think about putting it to your mouth.

When you start to f*** with nature the problems will just continue to snow ball – I guarantee it. I would also guarantee that most of the corporate high flyers who run companies like Monsanto are corporate psychopaths

Most of them function incognito in high-powered professions like the law, politics, entertainment, the church, the military, trade unions, the media and the arts.

The world is full of them and it too late now to close the gates at the Looney bin.

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