I've just finished watching a documentary called Food, Inc. and I am disgusted. I am disgusted at what our food industry has become. Greedy, stupid people are controlling the food industry with very little regard for the health of the people that consume their products. Greedy, stupid people are torturing animals like it is ok...like it is normal.

What can we do about it? Well it seems not much. The farming industry is controlled by a few money grubbing corporations. They've taken over. The few farmer's who still do things the right way, are in a position where they have to ask higher prices for the meat, eggs, and milk they sell. Understandably so. The meat, eggs, and milk they sell are better. Their foods aren't poisoned like the other stuff. Yes, the other stuff has real poison in it...but maybe we won't notice because there is just a touch; just a touch of poison mixed with a lot of torture. Or maybe, we'll get cancer or some other incurable disease from all that poisoned food. Just a dash of poison will cure that meat from the E. coli that kills healthy little children a few days after they've enjoyed their fast food prize and cheeseburger combo.

I want my own chickens. I want my own grass fed cow. I want my own pigs. This desire isn't new. But here's the deal, I am no farmer. The closest I ever got to farming is when I was a kid, and my sister and I collected eggs that the chickens that wandered around on our property laid. Having a few farm animals seems so out of reach but somehow having a few chickens running around and buying a calf seems more plausible than regularly paying the price for free range meat from a real farm. Sure the real farmer's stuff is worth the price, but if you don't have the money, you still gotta eat. I would absolutely love to ride down to Wright's Dairy Farm and buy milk at $4.50 a gallon, but since Aldi sells it for less than $2.00 a gallon, I'll have to keep buying it there. As hypocritical as it sounds, letting my kid go without ANY milk is not an option.

Greed is winning right this second and making it near impossible for those who believe most things are more important than money, to be healthy. Remember when not having money equaled being thin and hungry? Ever notice how now, not having money often equals being either overweight or at the very least unhealthy? Hello fast food $1.00 menu...goodbye 3.50 per lb. fruits and vegetables.

I've wanted to take my daughter to a farm since she was 1 year old. I haven't found one farm that we could tour. I mean I live in Alabama, for cryin' out loud. After watching Food, Inc. I know why we can't take a tour. The farmer's won't let you in, for fear they may loose their contracts with those big, greedy corporations who might as well own them. If they did let you take that tour, it would surely result in nightmares for the kiddos.

I highly recommend watching Food, Inc. Rent it through Netflix or order it through Amazon. Also, if you are able,

1. Buy organic or sustainable food.

2. Go without meat once a week.

3. Read labels—know where your food comes from.

4. Drink more water, fewer sugary beverages.

5. Support companies that treat workers, animals, and the environment with respect.
   (Actions 1-5 above taken from http://www.takepart.com/foodinc)