Entry #7 The Industrial Farming Impact

As the years have gone by, we use technology more then we realize.  From something as simple as making a phone call, to even making the food we buy in our average grocery stores.  Even though it is a faster, cheaper way of making a product, does it come with good quality to the consumers and the environment?

After reading this article, it pointed out some factors that I recognized (from watching Fresh) and other factors that I had no idea about.  In this article called "Hidden Costs of Industrial Agriculture", it explains what happens from the health and safety of the consumers taking in the products to what could happen to actual farm lands and more! 

For example,  the article states how "Pesticide Toxicity" has been associated with "acute poisoning and chronic illness".  Industrial farms are using chemicals and antibiotics on their crops and animals, thinking it is going to help make their products.  Using these materials, the industrial farmers think it is going to help, but at the end of it all, it ends up costing more.


Between the extra medical bills to get the antibiotics and getting the pesticides, is it overall worth the make of the product?  Just one of the few major points on today's version of "fresh food".


                                                                        Sincerely,
                                                                          Megan