Should We Consider Who Produces and Processes our Food?

Dane Cross  p.2     11-20-2012

         Personally, I believe that we should definitely consider who is producing and processing our food.  As I see it there are two types of farmers; the "honest" farmer, who lets the cows eat grass free-range and butchers their animals humanely and in a sanitary manner, while the "dishonest" farmers are really not farmers at all.  They are scientists who genetically modify their food and slaughter them without being humane or any sanitation standards.
         The "honest" farmers let their cows graze free-range, which is a sustainable food source because their manure helps the grass regrow.  The "dishonest" farmers feed their cows corn because it's cheaper, even though it can make the cows produce e. coli.  The "honest" farmers also butcher their animals that is more humane and more sanitary than the meat processing plants that treat the animals the same as the humans (which are illegal immigrants) run by the "dishonest" "farmers."
         Some people might say that food is food no matter how it was treated and killed, but the only difference is that the dishonest farmers' food is cheaper. I would agree, except that what you save by buying the cheaper food is more than paid for in insulin needed for people with type 2 diabetes and death by e.coli poisoning.
         All in all, paying attention to who produces your food and paying a few extra bucks for the honest farmers' product is an imperative part in leading a healthy lifestyle.