The industrial food system is the system in which mass food production occurs. To understand it you have to break it down, industrial (machines) and food system. It is a food system that is operated by machines and the corporations run the machines. The truth however is the food system is simply the mass production of food in all civilizations. In many countries food production is made easy with the use of machines. These machines cause a lot of problems, manure in meat, pesticides on vegetables, and harm to workers. The machines control the entire procedure. They are oppressors on society, because of all the problems that they cause and because they give people no alternative in food. The point of the industrial food system is to make food in the most efficient way, make as much food to compile the biggest financial income. (Pollan)
All foods are processed in different ways. Most foods however originate on a farm. One of the best ways to describe the industrial food system is by giving the example of one of its most lucrative processes, meat production. Cows start out on a farm, where they are separated from their mothers at birth and their father is just a tube of seamen. For feeding purposes when they are young they drink liquids that are derived from the mothers’ blood. Once they are old enough they are taken to a feedlot where they are fed 25 pounds of genetically modified corn a day and a variety of antibiotics. They are fed antibiotics because corn is not food they are accustomed to eating, thus it is detrimental to their health. During their time at the feedlot they are living in their own feces and disease is inevitable. Once they weigh about 1300 pounds and they are dying from all the acid eating away at their stomachs and livers, they are brought to a slaughterhouse to be killed and packaged. (Pollan) After they are killed they are place on a mechanical line where their intestines are cut out and often are broken so that their feces spill all over the meat. This is just one example of cows at one slaughter house in the country. None of this would even be imaginable on a grand scale without oil.
With oil corn would not be able to be the cornerstone for the industrial system. Oil and corn are not directly connected; oil and pesticides are. And the high amounts of pesticides used on growing corn would make it simply impossible to keep up the huge amounts of corn being grown in this country. The amount of corn grown in the country is astronomical. The reason for this is the government gives money to the farmers to grow as much corn as possible and then sell it to everyone from feed lots to corporations needing corn. Then these corporations make these “junk” food products that are processed corn and sell them to supermarkets. Then at feed lots they feed the cows’ corn to fatten them up and then sell the meat to the supermarkets and fast food companies. Everyone is getting rich and the government is keeping the same guys in office because the voters all getting a cut of the money so the voters re-elect the guys in office. (Snyder) The reason this allowed to happen is because of pesticides. Without pesticides farmers would not have any corn and no corn means, no money. With people who are in this business hear no money they get angry and find dog eat dog way to make money. We live in a capitalist society and they will try to make money at any cost.
Monday, May 28, 2007
Saturday, April 14, 2007
draft
Foreword
Before food class with Andy this semester my eyes were already open to new ideas and ways of life. And I was really interested on what else Andy had to say especially on food. I had taken the globalization of capitalism class the semester before and I felt his class was very profound and intriguing. He basically had me hooked. So I signed up for his food class and was ready to learn. And by god did I ever learn, from making a chicken coop to corn being in everything from syrup to the meat that you get from cows that are fed corn.
The omnivores dilemma written by Michael Pollan is a book based on the industrial food system. He talks about the beginning of the whole situation. From how corn go its name, to why it is the way it is today. He talks about the way cows are treated in feedlots and the way they get fed. The cows get fed 25 pounds of corn a day so they can fatten up and have more muscle so the farm owners can sell more meat to get more money. The farm owners keep the animals in very bad living conditions in cages and very small feed lots. They have no freedom what so ever, they are literally born to die.
I believe there are a few branches off industrial food witch are the fast-food market, the supermarket, and government-owned-food. The fast-food would be the corporations that make the major profit off there foods such as McDonalds and Burger Kings to the dunkin’ doughnuts and Baskin Robbins. The supermarket would be your every day super market Duane Reade and path mart to Cosco and B.J.’s. And then lastly the government-owned-food is the army, school, and certain corporations’ cafeterias.
The industrial food system profanes all foods. It takes eating food and fu-filling your hunger and not dieing to the next level and makes it this great big ugly money making machine. All the high powered ecetivies take advantage of this idea of eating and try to make as much money as possible. The IFS tries to suck every penny out of every money making part in food. They make food when it’s not in season and jack up the prices because of that, even thought it is not necessary to have all foods at your finger tips. Super markets allow that to happen. You can go to any market and get anything you want for any meal for any day. If your family wanted to you can have red meat every day for a month. That just isn’t right you as a person can’t kill that many cows and eat them and actually have red meat for a month straight.
After going to whole foods I realized that wholefoods is not really an alternative. It is just a less bad choice. Like driving a hybrid car, it’s not the best choice but it is not the worst choice you can make. It is better than a hummer but walking and riding a bicycle are better ones. You have to completely cut the string for the industrial food system to get the best, most healthiest, good for the planet food.
Before food class with Andy this semester my eyes were already open to new ideas and ways of life. And I was really interested on what else Andy had to say especially on food. I had taken the globalization of capitalism class the semester before and I felt his class was very profound and intriguing. He basically had me hooked. So I signed up for his food class and was ready to learn. And by god did I ever learn, from making a chicken coop to corn being in everything from syrup to the meat that you get from cows that are fed corn.
The omnivores dilemma written by Michael Pollan is a book based on the industrial food system. He talks about the beginning of the whole situation. From how corn go its name, to why it is the way it is today. He talks about the way cows are treated in feedlots and the way they get fed. The cows get fed 25 pounds of corn a day so they can fatten up and have more muscle so the farm owners can sell more meat to get more money. The farm owners keep the animals in very bad living conditions in cages and very small feed lots. They have no freedom what so ever, they are literally born to die.
I believe there are a few branches off industrial food witch are the fast-food market, the supermarket, and government-owned-food. The fast-food would be the corporations that make the major profit off there foods such as McDonalds and Burger Kings to the dunkin’ doughnuts and Baskin Robbins. The supermarket would be your every day super market Duane Reade and path mart to Cosco and B.J.’s. And then lastly the government-owned-food is the army, school, and certain corporations’ cafeterias.
The industrial food system profanes all foods. It takes eating food and fu-filling your hunger and not dieing to the next level and makes it this great big ugly money making machine. All the high powered ecetivies take advantage of this idea of eating and try to make as much money as possible. The IFS tries to suck every penny out of every money making part in food. They make food when it’s not in season and jack up the prices because of that, even thought it is not necessary to have all foods at your finger tips. Super markets allow that to happen. You can go to any market and get anything you want for any meal for any day. If your family wanted to you can have red meat every day for a month. That just isn’t right you as a person can’t kill that many cows and eat them and actually have red meat for a month straight.
After going to whole foods I realized that wholefoods is not really an alternative. It is just a less bad choice. Like driving a hybrid car, it’s not the best choice but it is not the worst choice you can make. It is better than a hummer but walking and riding a bicycle are better ones. You have to completely cut the string for the industrial food system to get the best, most healthiest, good for the planet food.
Friday, March 30, 2007
i posted on brians page....
great first draft i liked the angle along and it seems to have the same feel as my paper. and with that you have the same problem i have going on and on about things that come to your head. you should always relate you ideas back to your thesis to make your paper stronger
i posted on elliots page...
webster,
this is a great first draft, you have great ideas talking about both movies and giving the summary. now think about taking the next step getting less vague and look at the evidence. also find you self a thesis something that you relate all your ideas back to one thing. one thesis can be something along the lines of they way your eyes opened after learning about all this stuff, or maybe how you emotionaly felt after learning all these new things.
this is a great first draft, you have great ideas talking about both movies and giving the summary. now think about taking the next step getting less vague and look at the evidence. also find you self a thesis something that you relate all your ideas back to one thing. one thesis can be something along the lines of they way your eyes opened after learning about all this stuff, or maybe how you emotionaly felt after learning all these new things.
Monday, March 26, 2007
light brain storm
Industrial food system is one great big well oiled machine.
The IFS is the capitalist way of making affordable food for everyone and gain a huge profit.
People have no real knowledge of the real IFS some think they know about it and others have no idea the impact that IFS has on everyone’s daily life.
The IFS is the capitalist way of making affordable food for everyone and gain a huge profit.
People have no real knowledge of the real IFS some think they know about it and others have no idea the impact that IFS has on everyone’s daily life.
Sunday, March 4, 2007
very first draft
To be an athlete you need to be on top of your game mentally and physically. The definition of athlete is a person trained of gifted in exercise or physical contest involving agility and stamina. An athlete’s diet is the smartest and best dietary choice for any person. To be an athlete you need to be healthy there are no athletes who smoke cigarettes, eat fast-food every day and does not do exercise. Being able to eat right is very simple and accessible to everyone. You can jog for free anytime of the day, you can walk to work and home everyday and its free exercise. This diet isn’t the right way you have to eat it’s a guide to a healthier way to eat. If anything it is a bridge from being an unhealthy person to becoming an extremely healthy person.
Being an athlete is the easiest way to stay in shape and stay healthy. You can eat pretty much all you want but nothing to an excess. You can eat all the good food that you love to eat and then burn it off working out, running and exercising. Also during your athletes diet you have to balance your diet you can’t always eat fried chicken and run two miles. That wouldn’t work up, you need a balanced diet.
Athletes can be athletes any where any time. You can walk to work and exercise. Take the stars instead of the elevator/escalator. Drink water instead of soda. Have a balanced diet that reflects the way you workout; of you body build you need more protein in your diet and the same when you sweat a lot you need more electrolytes.
Being an athlete is the easiest way to stay in shape and stay healthy. You can eat pretty much all you want but nothing to an excess. You can eat all the good food that you love to eat and then burn it off working out, running and exercising. Also during your athletes diet you have to balance your diet you can’t always eat fried chicken and run two miles. That wouldn’t work up, you need a balanced diet.
Athletes can be athletes any where any time. You can walk to work and exercise. Take the stars instead of the elevator/escalator. Drink water instead of soda. Have a balanced diet that reflects the way you workout; of you body build you need more protein in your diet and the same when you sweat a lot you need more electrolytes.
Monday, February 12, 2007
Revised Chicken Team
I have looked online to try to buy chickens but you can not buy them online I do not believe you can buy chickens. I think you need to have some connections to buy them I am really not too sure.
It seems to be the best chicken we can get for the class is the “Leghorn” it is a so called “egg machine” it lays eggs in the winter and it is very tolerant to confinement. It doesn’t fly and it they are not loud.
http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/dual.html
FASTFOOD: Bravo
I had lunch at bravo pizzeria. I was freezing outside so everyone crowded indoors. Bravos I very small and the place you have to order at it right near the door so the door keeps opening letting in cold air all this cacaos just to order some pizza. Once we got to order our pizza they said they did not have any plain slices they have only what you can see. So I picked my second favorite plain Sicilian, I no big surprise. Waited till it was warm paid go my cup and walked to the soda machine after arguing for where we should sit we walked up the stairs to the second floor. Once we were up there we ate a talked about our day and how fucking cold is it outside. Everyone said that they hated the food. I personally didn’t mind it I was so hungry. I went threw my slices like they where water. Believe you me they didn’t taste good but I wasn’t hungry after that meal that is for sure.
It seems to be the best chicken we can get for the class is the “Leghorn” it is a so called “egg machine” it lays eggs in the winter and it is very tolerant to confinement. It doesn’t fly and it they are not loud.
http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/dual.html
FASTFOOD: Bravo
I had lunch at bravo pizzeria. I was freezing outside so everyone crowded indoors. Bravos I very small and the place you have to order at it right near the door so the door keeps opening letting in cold air all this cacaos just to order some pizza. Once we got to order our pizza they said they did not have any plain slices they have only what you can see. So I picked my second favorite plain Sicilian, I no big surprise. Waited till it was warm paid go my cup and walked to the soda machine after arguing for where we should sit we walked up the stairs to the second floor. Once we were up there we ate a talked about our day and how fucking cold is it outside. Everyone said that they hated the food. I personally didn’t mind it I was so hungry. I went threw my slices like they where water. Believe you me they didn’t taste good but I wasn’t hungry after that meal that is for sure.
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