Although Wendell Berry wrote his essay twenty-six years ago, the issues concerning our food are slowly starting to change as the years go by, slowly but surely allowing us to take pleasure in our meals once again. Not only does Berry talk about the issues within the food industry in his essay, but he also tries to implement some solutions for us. One of the main issues Berry talks about is the ignorance we have when it comes to knowing where our food comes from. Not many of us know exactly where our food came from or how it was produced. Berry goes on to say, “The passive American consumer, sitting down to a meal of pre-prepared or fast food, confronts a platter covered with inert, anonymous substances that have been
Although Wendell Berry wrote his essay twenty-six years ago, the issues concerning our food are slowly starting to change as the years go by, slowly but surely allowing us to take pleasure in our meals once again. Not only does Berry talk about the issues within the food industry in his essay, but he also tries to implement some solutions for us. One of the main issues Berry talks about is the ignorance we have when it comes to knowing where our food comes from. Not many of us know exactly where our food came from or how it was produced. Berry goes on to say, “The passive American consumer, sitting down to a meal of pre-prepared or fast food, confronts a platter covered with inert, anonymous substances that have been