Food Inc. Post 2

These readings from Food Inc. really resonated with me. Especially the chapter Michael Pollan wrote titled "Why Bother?" because the issues he addressed in that chapter are precisely what I chose to write my research paper about. Pollan states, "The idea is to find one thing that may or may not virtually rock the world but is real and particular (as well as symbolic) and that, come what may, will offer its own rewards." He goes on to suggest doing things such as giving up meat or actually observing the sabbath one day a week to lessen one's energy consumption. This concept of engaging in a small personal sacrifice for sake of the environment is exactly what I have recently come to adopt in my own life and hope to spread on to others. Pollan discusses that even though people argue that one person can't do much to change the environment since it is already in a state of despair that perhaps that is the precisely the wrong way to think about it. If one person starts a trend of doing their part, then maybe that trend will catch on and affect many others and inspire them to do their own part. If this happens, then eventually the larger scale things such as eco-saving government policies will eventually come into play. In this manner we will eventually "find ways to provide for ourselves without diminishing the world." I agree with Pollan assertion that one person changing their ways can indeed make a positive difference, however small it seems at first.