When I first started attending Florida State University I had no idea that I would end up taking any sort of class that dealt with food, but frankly I'm glad I did. This course coupled with my Food and Environment class which I took a year ago have truly changed the way I look and and understand food. I like many other was very naive to just how complex and involved the greater food system is and what it takes to keep it going. It is very encouraging that I can leave this course feeling truly inspired and educated on an issue that so many people take for granted on a daily basis. For something that is such a huge part of our lives I feel as though we still manage to neglect the complexities of the food system, too often we don't give it any thought and just continue on with our grocery shopping. By gaining this newfound appreciation with food I hope to profess the lessons I've learned with those I meet in the future and once I've settled into my new surroundings I hope I can get involved with local food groups by preaching sustainability within local food. My passion is for the environment and how we can as a collective work to better it, with my understanding of the food system and just how much it effects the environment I am excited to continue my education in reference to how the two seem to go hand in hand.
Again I have enjoyed this class much more than I anticipated to and I feel very fortunate that I have the knowledge now to try and make an impact even if it's something as small as volunteering with local food organizations.
Thank you Professor Butler!
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ReplyDeleteJake, I understand your point of view when you mentioned your passion for the environment. I think the environmental studies subject is a very integrative topic that allows for the complexity of food systems to be one of the many subsets of the environmental subject. Therefore, taking this course with Dr. Butler has boarded my perspective how the national and international food systems operate in a contemporary society. I have also experienced the impact of simply volunteering with a local food organization. Some people view the volunteer experience with local food organizations as having a low impact on the community. However, my experience of volunteering with local food organizations has kept me inspired to continue to study how food and the environment can work together to build sustainable communities in improvised regions of the Caribbean and Latin America. I find it interesting how simple disciplines can collaboratively work together in aiding to solve more complex problems on a greater scale.
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