Are you actually sustaining yourself, or are you slowly killing yourself and the world around you? When you look at the natural world, do you see other animals passing up their basic nutritional needs for poison?
When do you think that the humanimal evolved? What foods do you think were available to that animal? Do you think that you are evolved to eat the diet you are currently eating?
Investigate the impact that your food choices have on the natural world. How much energy is expended to produce your food? Is it less damaging to the natural world if you grow a radish, or if you get it from the market? Ask yourself, “What kind of ecological damage is connected to an organic apple from the other side of the Earth?” Is processed vegan food any better for you or the planet than raising chickens in the city?
How many of your food needs can you actually meet for yourself? Can you find it locally? Where does it grow? Before eating that piece of fruit, ask yourself, where does this come from? Can you find something similar growing wild in your neighborhood or bioregion?
As we think about our food, let’s think about what makes sense, and why it makes sense.
Eat deliberately.
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