Food justice

After reading Wendell Berry’s “The Pleasures of Eating”, I have a new view on the agriculture market and support for changes in the market. After reading the list made by Wendell Berry, I have to agree with all of them. They are logical and I personally feel as if the steps could make a difference, but only if a portion of the American population committed to them. Although I agree with the steps, I do not practice many of them. I do buy local food because I take pleasure in supporting local markets. Unfortunately, I do not grow, prepare, or have taken an active pursuit of knowledge in the agricultural department. However, I am willing to adopt several of these practices because I agree with them. From now on I will try my best to cook my own food and find out where the food comes from. I will buy some seeds, soil, a pot, and gardening tools so I can produce a small plant. Lastly, I will learn what is put into plants and meat, and I will also pay attention to relevant articles about agriculture itself. I am willing to help make the food industry a better, safer, and ethical industry by taking an active role in that matter.

               Something Wendell Berry could take for granted is the fact that a portion of the population who could want to participate have no means of participating. This is highlighted by the fact that several low-income areas have no access to fresh food, or there is access to supermarkets, but the distance to the supermarket is much longer than a fast food restaurant. There arguments are similar in that they are both a form of food justice. Wendell Berry focuses on how people could help agriculture become a more traditional market instead of acting like a business. Gottlieb and Joshi focus on how low-income areas do not have access to fresh foods and more access to fast food restaurants. Their arguments are different in the fact that their subject matter is completely different. They are both forms of food justice, but they are lacking similar arguments. One is about how to change a corrupt market while the other is detailing the facts about supermarkets and low income areas.