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We walked the farm seen the animals and crops that were there and learned the ways of having a traditional organic farm the benefits from it the proper ways that one type of plant can in effect have a dramatic effect in the sustainability of another and how there in ways interdependent on each other examples are that one plant has a natural repellant for insects that in effect can help the other plants that are effected by that insect to how the trees and bushes are grown in a way that actually gives the other plants shade from the sun. We learned about the organic feeding that the animals are given and the free range that they have so that the animals have no stress upon them as David says that the only time that they are under stress is when they are about to processed for slaughter. Michael Pollan discusses this in detail in the book expressing that this is in fact that sustainable farming is farming type that was common place in the 60s and now in modern times is making a comeback due to consumers being more aware of the foods and want to ensure the purity and health implications on their food

Although, Pastor did use credible resources and state his ethos and displayed his pathos for the film, the information in this Film was a bit bias. Throughout the whole film Pastor only help the viewer’s better understand the benefits of organic foods. Pastor interviewed a variety of people that work in the food industry, but all of those people were also very passionate about organic foods. Pastor failed to interview individuals that were on the opposite side of the food industry. Also, Pastor only brought up all of the negative points normal industrialized farming. Not once throughout the entire film did Pastor show the viewers that there are positives to normal industrialized farming. Thus, making the information provided to the viewer’s bias because both

Factory Farming is an increasing industry in the United States. These large farms, which evidently appear to be more like slaughterhouses than the typical farms a person can imagine are located throughout the United States. These factory farms contain animals ranging from chickens, sheep, goats, cows, turkeys, and pigs, they also contain dairy products. The conditions for the animals and the employees of these factory farms are inhumane and vile. Life behind the walls of the factory farm is both unsanitary for the animals and the employees. Employees are forced to endure long hours and poor treatment. Animals in these conditions withstand living in cages and are forced to live in uninhabitable ways.

 Local farming is healthier than eating processed foods.  Organic foods have more nutrients in the food than processed foods. The author says, "A regular trip to a farmer's market is one of the best ways to connect with where your food comes from. Meeting and talking to farmers and food artisans is a great opportunity to learn more about how and where food is produced." The author also says, "Buying from the local farmer helps safeguard your health. Knowing where your food comes from and how it is grown enables you to choose safe food. Buy food from local farmers you trust. The farmer then circulates his profits throughout the community with local merchants creating a cycle that helps to build a strong local economy." This means that local farming is better than processed foods and people just care about their health and how they can stay healthy.

Part 1 Pros – Organic foods can be costly but you also get what you pay for. Understandable not

This causes readers to relate to an experience or to feel a certain way about the topic. McWilliams does an excellent job at capturing the readers thoughts by using ideas and examples that appeals to the reader's emotions. To describe the struggle for organic farms in the attempt to grow their animals within today's economy, he allows the readers to understand that point of view. For many Americans who are trying to take care of their families, it's really difficult to put dinner on the table with low paying jobs. For these organic farms, it's just as bad, healthy animal feed that organic farms feed their animals are expensive, that's why eating healthier foods are overpriced as well. Because of our economic struggle, Americans resort to fast foods typically because it's cheaper and they think about feeding their family first before the health benefits. So do confinement operations, they use antibiotics and inexpensive unhealthier food options for their animals to save money and make a profit. We live in a society that typically relies on money to live. Appealing to reader's emotions, McWilliams also let's readers think about the way they want the organic farms to treat animals. Organic farms are known to let their animals grow naturally without restrictions however, he discusses a problematic issue that organic farms do strip the animals away of their dignity and natural instincts (par. 5). In other words,

The documentary Food Inc. is a great example of commercial farming. The purpose of commercial farming is to mass produce food and animals, to feed the community. The concept of commercial farming could also go along food security. The community needs to make sure that there is enough food to feed the growing population at all times. The problem right now isn’t that there isn’t enough food, but rather that there is too much food. The Tyson company produces all kinds of meat to feed people around the country, and when doing so they tend to overproduce. With this overproduction, we are left with expired animals that cannot be produced into food for consumption, and in turn, provide extra parts that aren’t useful or helpful.

I am so ashamed that I had not known most of the information that was shared in Food, Inc. I definitely agree that we need to have a policy change regarding our food, it should be cheaper to buy carrots than chips at the grocery store. I, like many college students, want to eat healthy but it is expensive and most of us are on a “ramen budget”. There also needs to be tighter laws regarding the illnesses that can come from improper handling of the meat and crops. I believe that there needs to be a huge change in the agricultural world, the farmers should not have to be scared of losing money or being sued because of big companies, such as Monsanto. The huge companies are going to be making money no matter what without much work. Whereas a farmer puts in work day in and day out and sadly they do not make much money. I also believe that the film had an extremely negative outlook on how modern farming practices in agriculture are. I believe that Food, Inc. focused on the negative outlook of modern farming but did not mention about the different practices or how they have also positively impacted our

Everyone has the right to know what's in the food that they are eating. It's upsetting how these massive corporations dominate American citizens. If everyone knew how much brutality was required to meet the demands of the fast food industry, I like to think the public would simply not tolerate it and demand that animals stop being designated property in law. I find it impossible to believe that if people knew the reality that they would not want animals to have recourse to legal protections from enduring lifetimes of nothing but abuse.

The sooner the world realizes that organic farming has many for effects on a variety of different categories other than just how the foods are simply healthier for us, the easier organic farms will become the more common form of farming. Overall, organic farms have an extraordinary amount of benefits for many animals total health and treatment. They can easily be classified as a higher quality farming than industrial

One example of food production in the film is the production of chickens. When interviewing the owners of the chicken farms, they were extremely restricted on what they could say and show. The farmers took out thousands of dollars in loans to be able to start their farms. The farmers do not earn enough to pay off their loans, so they are in a constant debt. On top of this, the farmers are required by the corporations to constantly update their equipment. If they do not update the equipment, then they will lose their contracts. This further traps them in a cycle of debt and dependence on the large corporations. If they do anything to go against the corporations, they can easily lose their contract and be replaced. These chickens are raised in chicken coups where the majority of them never see sunlight. They are given hormones to increase the size of the chicken in less times. Scientist realized that most people prefer

Each farmer and each of his workers would take good care of every plant they harvested and they made sure the livestock had all of the right nutrients in their systems before eating them. As the farmers were making sure everything was treated correctly and everything was healthy, they were able to take care of their livestock without harming them. Since there were no agricultural technological advances yet, everything was done by hand or with the help of livestock to make farming easier. Sustainable agriculture was practiced for many years until the Green Revolution. The Green Revolution increased agricultural production worldwide and led to commercial farming, which is now the most popular form of farming. Many industries now have abused the power of commercial farming making every animal eat differently than what the animal would naturally be eating used to and they are also making the animals sick before they are turned into products. Food Inc. shows the realization of how badly the animals are treated through this documentary. The animals, such as chickens and cows, are being cooped up in a small building where they have no free space to exercise their legs, thus making their legs frail and damaged. As that is very common in the commercial farming industry, it is animal abuse. Instead of cows being able to roam freely and eat grass as they naturally would, they are being fed corn in buckets so the farmers can fatten them up in a short amount of time. As the farmers are now making the main diet of all animals corn, it changed the way their meat

I was influenced greatly by the power the film gives to consumers like me in the end. It shows us that despite the conspiracies surrounding agribusiness in the country, we can still make a difference by boycotting products disguised as low cost products in the market because they are unhealthy for human

Media Report The film “Food Inc.” was an extremely important eye-opener for learning about the food my community and I eat ritually. I was shocked to learn about how the animals were treated, feed, abused, and slaughtered. Throughout the movie I was able to learn that I never truly took the time to think about the process of how meals, I ate my entire life, were created in the final product on my plate.

Food Inc. is a documentary I had heard about, but never seen. Many people I talked to about the movie told me how powerful it was and how the movie warped their thoughts on the food they eat. After watching the movie in class I can honestly say that it had no real effect on what I eat or the food choices I make. Food Inc. does an amazing job at showing how big corporations have corrupted Americas food system. Unfortunately Food Inc. didn’t make me change my food habits like it has other people.