Bill McKibben decided to only live off local foods during an entire winter to see what it would be like to not have any processed foods that were coming from different states or countries. As he started to buy items for meals he discovered it can be difficult to find different ingredients for meals. Meal planning became more difficult and took more thought to cook a simple dinner than it would have if he could have just gone to a Wal-Mart and bought his ingredients there. Even though it was more difficult to put together tasty meals it was not impossible by any means. McKibben talks a lot about where different foods come from, how it is processed and what farmers have gone through to produce this food. He gives examples from actual people about why processed foods are not as healthy. Such as how Salmonella is caught by more people since the chickens are stacked in a tower and their fecal matter is dropping below and onto other chickens. He also talks about how much food can be produced by large farms that sell to …show more content…
It is gross to think that we could be eating a chicken that was covered in fecal matter before it was slaughtered. It is also sad that we have lost so many farmers over the years because we are not willing to pay them for their healthy and fresh food. I would rather pay more for food that was grown in a heathy environment than food that I have no clue where it came from and what it has been through. I think people would be okay with paying a little more for food that is locally grown and know exactly where it came from. Of course, this is not possible for absolutely everything you need to stock in your kitchen. It would be okay to have some foods brought in from other places by why should we have something shipped in when we can grow it right here? It just does not make sense to risk people’s health just to spend a few dollars less on