Food Fight

remember the old days the pies your

remember the old days the pies your

remember the old days the pies your mother used to make

mother used to make

mother used to make you'd go into the kitchen there's mom

you'd go into the kitchen there's mom

you'd go into the kitchen there's mom breaking eggs beaten them there be rich

breaking eggs beaten them there be rich

breaking eggs beaten them there be rich country cream and sugar fresh fruit and

country cream and sugar fresh fruit and

country cream and sugar fresh fruit and real vanilla beans and butter remember

real vanilla beans and butter remember

real vanilla beans and butter remember all that well you can forget it

all that well you can forget it

all that well you can forget it

when we walk through the supermarket

when we walk through the supermarket

when we walk through the supermarket we're bombarded with choices fresh or

we're bombarded with choices fresh or

we're bombarded with choices fresh or frozen low-fat or lots of fat Cool Ranch

frozen low-fat or lots of fat Cool Ranch

frozen low-fat or lots of fat Cool Ranch or nacho cheese with so much variety we

or nacho cheese with so much variety we

or nacho cheese with so much variety we assume that some of its healthy some of

assume that some of its healthy some of

assume that some of its healthy some of its junk and at least we have a choice

its junk and at least we have a choice

its junk and at least we have a choice but do we is picking the best from a

but do we is picking the best from a

but do we is picking the best from a pile of flavorless tomatoes really a

pile of flavorless tomatoes really a

pile of flavorless tomatoes really a choice or worki choices about what we

choice or worki choices about what we

choice or worki choices about what we eat made for us long before we walked

eat made for us long before we walked

eat made for us long before we walked into the store the industrial food

into the store the industrial food

into the store the industrial food system is not doing what a food system

system is not doing what a food system

system is not doing what a food system needs to do which is not just produce

needs to do which is not just produce

needs to do which is not just produce lots of food but to keep a population

lots of food but to keep a population

lots of food but to keep a population healthy industrial food system is making

healthy industrial food system is making

healthy industrial food system is making us very sick in many many different ways

us very sick in many many different ways

us very sick in many many different ways there is the obesity epidemic there is

there is the obesity epidemic there is

there is the obesity epidemic there is diabetes four out of ten leading killers

diabetes four out of ten leading killers

diabetes four out of ten leading killers in this country are our food-related

in this country are our food-related

in this country are our food-related chronic diseases I'm really worried

chronic diseases I'm really worried

chronic diseases I'm really worried about what's going to happen in this

about what's going to happen in this

about what's going to happen in this country if we don't sort of wake up and

country if we don't sort of wake up and

country if we don't sort of wake up and understand the consequences of every

understand the consequences of every

understand the consequences of every decision that we make about everything

decision that we make about everything

decision that we make about everything that we eat every day there's a big

that we eat every day there's a big

that we eat every day there's a big problem with food in our country today

problem with food in our country today

problem with food in our country today large commodity producers and large

large commodity producers and large

large commodity producers and large agribusinesses hijacked and taken over

agribusinesses hijacked and taken over

agribusinesses hijacked and taken over the farm subsidy programs and it's

the farm subsidy programs and it's

the farm subsidy programs and it's resulting in production of food types

resulting in production of food types

resulting in production of food types that aren't healthy for us Americans our

that aren't healthy for us Americans our

that aren't healthy for us Americans our government food policy promotes eating

government food policy promotes eating

government food policy promotes eating junk food it really does the rewards go

junk food it really does the rewards go

junk food it really does the rewards go to the people who make junk foods so in

to the people who make junk foods so in

to the people who make junk foods so in a sense our current food system promotes

a sense our current food system promotes

a sense our current food system promotes obesity one of the most remarkable

obesity one of the most remarkable

obesity one of the most remarkable things I think about this rise

things I think about this rise

things I think about this rise industrial food in the second half of

industrial food in the second half of

industrial food in the second half of 20th century is that it's been

20th century is that it's been

20th century is that it's been underwritten by taxpayer dollars if you

underwritten by taxpayer dollars if you

underwritten by taxpayer dollars if you listen to debates there's never anything

listen to debates there's never anything

listen to debates there's never anything about

about

about it takes people like us the sustainable

it takes people like us the sustainable

it takes people like us the sustainable food people to bring up that stuff and

food people to bring up that stuff and

food people to bring up that stuff and when we go and we get involved in the

when we go and we get involved in the

when we go and we get involved in the policy piece of the farm bill it's like

policy piece of the farm bill it's like

policy piece of the farm bill it's like we're going up against Goliath and we

we're going up against Goliath and we

we're going up against Goliath and we really lose almost every time American

really lose almost every time American

really lose almost every time American food policy starting really in the

food policy starting really in the

food policy starting really in the nineteen in the teens and into 20s was

nineteen in the teens and into 20s was

nineteen in the teens and into 20s was to supply supply people with the most

to supply supply people with the most

to supply supply people with the most amount of food at the lowest price and

amount of food at the lowest price and

amount of food at the lowest price and that's not that I mean that's not

that's not that I mean that's not

that's not that I mean that's not something to be sneered at these days

something to be sneered at these days

something to be sneered at these days when everybody has plenty it's hard to

when everybody has plenty it's hard to

when everybody has plenty it's hard to remember when the South was the pellagra

remember when the South was the pellagra

remember when the South was the pellagra Belt and when people really did not have

Belt and when people really did not have

Belt and when people really did not have enough food to eat

enough food to eat

enough food to eat it's hard to believe it now but there

it's hard to believe it now but there

it's hard to believe it now but there was a time when many Americans were

was a time when many Americans were

was a time when many Americans were starving in the Great Depression farmers

starving in the Great Depression farmers

starving in the Great Depression farmers were producing plenty of food but no one

were producing plenty of food but no one

were producing plenty of food but no one could afford to buy it so farmers

could afford to buy it so farmers

could afford to buy it so farmers started going out of business under the

started going out of business under the

started going out of business under the farm bill Uncle Sam paid farmers not to

farm bill Uncle Sam paid farmers not to

farm bill Uncle Sam paid farmers not to grow so many crops by keeping supply

grow so many crops by keeping supply

grow so many crops by keeping supply down the bill kept prices steady for the

down the bill kept prices steady for the

down the bill kept prices steady for the farmers

farmers

farmers but after World War two things began to

but after World War two things began to

but after World War two things began to change new farming chemicals led to

change new farming chemicals led to

change new farming chemicals led to bigger harvests and new petroleum

bigger harvests and new petroleum

bigger harvests and new petroleum fuelled machines were created to keep up

fuelled machines were created to keep up

fuelled machines were created to keep up with the surge starvation was history

with the surge starvation was history

with the surge starvation was history but the explosion of food into the

but the explosion of food into the

but the explosion of food into the marketplace overwhelmed the government's

marketplace overwhelmed the government's

marketplace overwhelmed the government's ability to manage supply and demand in

ability to manage supply and demand in

ability to manage supply and demand in the 1970s Secretary of Agriculture Earl

the 1970s Secretary of Agriculture Earl

the 1970s Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz had a different idea in a complete

Butz had a different idea in a complete

Butz had a different idea in a complete 180 the government abandoned small

180 the government abandoned small

180 the government abandoned small farmers in favour of large mega farms

farmers in favour of large mega farms

farmers in favour of large mega farms that could churn out as much food as

that could churn out as much food as

that could churn out as much food as possible all we had to do was find

possible all we had to do was find

possible all we had to do was find someone to eat this avalanche of cheap

someone to eat this avalanche of cheap

someone to eat this avalanche of cheap low-quality food in just two generations

low-quality food in just two generations

low-quality food in just two generations a nation wracked by hunger ate its way

a nation wracked by hunger ate its way

a nation wracked by hunger ate its way into obesity diabetes and all sorts of

into obesity diabetes and all sorts of

into obesity diabetes and all sorts of other problems and now the health of

other problems and now the health of

other problems and now the health of Americans is just well depressing it's

Americans is just well depressing it's

Americans is just well depressing it's quite an accomplishment that we've

quite an accomplishment that we've

quite an accomplishment that we've managed to make ourselves so fat so fast

managed to make ourselves so fat so fast

managed to make ourselves so fat so fast in this country there are a lot of

in this country there are a lot of

in this country there are a lot of reasons for it but but one central

reasons for it but but one central

reasons for it but but one central reason is we got really good at