Ever stop and wonder how this Earth will ever support the demands that we put on her? At risk of sounding green or granola I am going to tub-thump a little on the food shortage we are all hearing about these days. What is driving a food shortage? Why do we care now when there has been an increased demand for food since before the Korean War? Is it the new hype about alternative fuels derived from corn or soy? Is it the rising fuel costs increasing the cost of food or the decrease in agriculture and farming? Or is it just another mass media ploy driven by a shadow politics that seems to be the undertow of this country we live in? Could it be all of these?
Personally, I am a fatalist; always have been. I believe there will be a time when there won't be enough resources to go around; that Mother Earth will just finally dry up. What little we have done may be too late. I hear and read about the Green Towns going up across America. One in particular in Wisconsin mandated that all citizens turn in their gas guzzlers for alternative fuel or flex fuel vehicles and for the power company to utilize the local pig and dairy farm waste products to fuel the city. It was an expensive feat and today still is not fully there yet with their goal. Another town in Louisiana that was destroyed by Katrina is being built from the ground up by only green means. Each building is being constructed with eco-friendly materials and the town is looking to alternate means of power and transportation.
Change takes time, effort and lots and lots of money. Lewin's theory about change incorporates three steps: Unfreezing, Changing, Refreezing. In order to unfreeze though there must be a need to change. That, I believe, is the hardest part. We must recognize the need for change. Sometimes it has to be pointed out to us, even forced upon us for that realization to occur.
This week my Mother sent me an email that was a push in that direction. In that email was this link: What is eaten in one week around the world.
I encourage you all to read or even just look and ponder... how can I make a change that would help?
That is all... I am off the tub. Thanks for your time.
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
The food shortage...
Posted by Jer at 6:32 PM
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This is a comment left by Lisa but posted by me since she doesn't have a log in yet:
Okay, this is my first attempt to do anything with a BLOG. Glad you got something out of the What-the-world-eats-in-one-week weblink. Really makes you appreciate what you have and realize how simple it might be if we try. As far as the direction this world is going, here's a thought, straight from my UU minister, Rev Z (Zakir Henson). Human beings are driven to seek authenticity. Sometimes we get ourselves in real complicated situations that all come together to burn the house down. Then we start over, and if we're really there, we use that to start fresh and keep the authenticity. Make any sense? Did for me--both personally and as I think about the world. Oh, and another thing--this summer buy local, eat local, grow local. I joined the local food co-op for a once a week pick-up of fresh and locally grown produce. Hope it helps the small guy stay in business.
I too have joined the SLC co-op. Local local local. I enjoyed the link and was sort of sickened by how much I, myself, consume.
Michael Jackson was right: "If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look in the mirror and make the change..."
Oh yes. You know you love Michael!
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