Monday, November 2, 2015

"The omnivore's Delusion" and "Real Food, Real Farming" response

      In regards to "The Omnivore's Delusion" by Blake Hurst, I understand his point. I notice that he thinks of organic farming as backwards and unrealistic when it comes to the world's population. I also noticed that he said that GMO's are helpful when it comes to creating a more plentiful yield of crops. I also notice that Blake Hurst does not provide some sort of counterargument in his article. He mainly just describes how organic food is unrealistic, but I personally believe that there is a way for organic methods to produce cheap and plentiful sources of food. I wonder why he decided to actually write this essay. The essay is very biased because he was raised in a farming family that uses modern methods of farming. I also wonder if his facts are completely correct, because the video of the debate said that some of his facts were incorrect. Regarding the full text, I think that Hurst's argument is informative and interesting. He obviously has some sort of personal bias in the matter. Although there is a large bias, his facts do speak for themselves.
     While reading the article, "Real Food, Real Farming" by Elliot Coleman, I noticed that it was mainly a critique of American Capitalism. The article writes about how the organic industry was originally shunned, and now American businesses have tried to make a profit out of organic food. I wonder how organic food will change based on this article. Will organic food become extremely expensive and industrialized? I believe the article wonders that as well. I personally think that the article is interesting because there is truth in it. I have personally seen the organic industry explode and also how businesses are trying to make a large profit off of organic food.
      The video of the debate was very interesting to say the least. I noticed that after reading the article by Blake Hurst, Mr. Pollan addressed the facts in the article. Mr. Pollan stated that some of Blake Hurst's facts were incorrect. I wonder what an actual debate would be like with both of them in it. I'm sure it would be extremely interesting. I think that both topics have research to be done. They are not concrete facts because studies are still being produced regarding the topics.

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