When answering the question of where do I fit within the
current food system the answer would be with a local organization—something I’m
already doing. Restoration Orchard is a local organization that I began working
with in September. I’ve seen it develop from a garden and an idea to what we
are calling phase 2. What I like about the organization is that it encompasses a
few different elements within the food system—from health to justice to
business. I recognize that I can’t change the whole system as an individual but
I can change and control my own actions which in turn can ripple into other
things. Even since going vegetarian then vegan my freshman year of high school
I saw how that impacted my family’s eating habits and eventually friends. I see
food as not just nutrition but also as community-building. This is why I find
grassroots organizations to be essential in changing the flaws in the food
system. Maybe I can’t stop Iceland from whaling or Nutella from killing orangutans
in southeast Asia, but I can choose to produce and educate those in Tallahassee
willing to learn and participate.
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