Why Organic? Part 3

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Why Organic? Part 3
The question of the impact of an individual’s carbon footprint is one that holds some weight in this discussion as well. Can one person’s actions really affect the overall state of global warming? More specifically, will the decision of one person to consume less meat actually make a difference? Although this is a valid point made by many people who, in my opinion, would rather ignore the problem instead of address it, that is not the question that should be asked of a person truly pursuing a healthy lifestyle. A more appropriate question might be whether or not it is right for a person to be conscious of his or her carbon footprint and to act in a way that reduces harm to the planet and fellow human beings residing in it?

The current food production process is not all bad. Although it has direct, negative effects on many people around the world, the price of food is considerably low. The current food production process lowers the cost of food making it more accessible to more people. A can of soup with significant amounts of protein can be purchased for less than fifty cents. The amount of food that a wealthy person can purchase to feed the poor has greatly increased due to the mass production of food. A person might ask, “Isn’t the fact that we can feed so many people with the low cost of food worth the negative side effects?” Once again, this might be the wrong question.

With five dollars, a person can contribute up to fifteen or twenty canned goods to a food drive depending on the sales at their local grocery store. That might be a significant contribution, but is that can of food really good for the homeless person it is feeding? It would be hard to argue that eating the canned food, regardless of its poor quality, would be worse for the homeless person than not eating at all. The question that should be asked is whether or not purchasing those cheap, processed canned goods is contributing to the very system that continues to separate the gap between the rich and the poor.

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