Now most big businesses would rather you just avoid what Locavores have to say. They want to keep their profits up. However Locavores can provide something most of these companies can't, fresh naturally grown foods!
Most big business farmers will put enhancements in their crops such as GMO's or Genetically Modified Organisms to help create bigger crops which in turn creates bigger money. According to the Non-GMO Project over 60 developed countries believe GMO's to be unsafe and have very restictive bans on them! The US has chosen to opt out of the project. Most likely due to big money wielding tyrants swaying politicians and their votes.
Locavores don't believe in big business farming and would rather grow their tomatoes or carrots in their own backyard or buy them from the local farmers market from other Locavores. Restaurants have even jumped on the bandwagon. Lots of local eateries will often boast about their "local selections" on their menus. That side of corn with your meal? They bought it from the farmer down the street! Those toppings on your burger came from his buddy a few acres over! And in the end it results in big business losing another way to make money. People are more inclined to eat something grown locally instead of having their side of asparagus shipped across 7 different states.
As you can see on the graph above, the Locavore movement has been steadily gaining traction over the years. As more people become aware that they can get better quality and better tasting foods, they'll stray away from the traditional big stores that these money hungry big business owners live off of. This is a good thing for most people but the big guys don't like it. They want to keep our money and continue to feed us food thats been tainted by GMO's and greedy hands.
So ask yourself. Would you rather buy food from a store that doesn't taste as good, has unnatural chemicals in it, and came from 7 states away in numerous different vehicles? Or buy your foods from Joe the farmer who lives down the street that grew his crop the old fashion way and delivered it to the market in the back of his pick-up truck?
Robert,
ReplyDeleteYour title made me laugh right away. Overall, your post is very well written, the vocabulary is sophisticated, and the content is relevant to your argument. I really liked how you incorporated links AND gifs into your post. I’m always a fan of a good ol’ fashioned Parks and Recreation gif! Although I appreciated your use of gifs and images, I felt like the placement of them was a bit confusing, and they could be shifted around to support your argument better. I thought it was very creative that you chose to incorporate the search history for the term “locavore.” That isn’t something I ever would have thought to include, but it definitely helps to support your point. This movement is gaining traction, and eventually it could grow to do some real damage to big companies. The biggest, and really only downside to your post is the lack of sources, which makes it impossible for you to prove your credibility. You have a really thoughtfully written post here, and with sources it could make an even better argument. Your use of spelling and grammar is spot on. Like I said, this was a really well written piece, and your use of media only helped it. Great job!