Grant Noble

Environmental Science

Farmer and Chief

Reflection

After reading farmer and chief I was amazed at the fact that we rely so heavily on our food storage. It didn’t really acre to me that food, could be targeted by terrorists to hurt the American people. Food is needed for the survival of people, and should be accounted for in acts of national security.

It also amazed me that the government is condoning the use of unhealthy foods just to make a quick buck. The government is subsidizing farmers who grow corn, and soybeans, this lower the price of food, but also lowers the healthiness of our country. I learned that even if everyone in the country tried to be healthy they couldn’t. There are just not enough fruits and vegetables to go around. The government is sideing with the winning team, Junk Food, they are backing up what will sell the fastest. I learned that in some city’s, fruits are not even an option; there are just frozen diners and other stuff that you could find around liquor stores.

I also learned how people are using stem cell research to genetically modify plants to die after one year; it is called the suicide gene. These companies are using science to make money. They are making farmers buy more seeds, and create an even more open system.

Lastly I learned that farmers are using chemicals as fertilizer, and that they are actually highly explosive, I always thought that fertilizer was from animal poop.

That essay and our discussion in class really opened my how industrialized the farming industry is and how many chemicals and gas are used to get the fruit out from the farm, onto our plate.