I had heard before that the honeybees were disappearing and how that was bad for a lot of our fruits and veggies, but I personally never looked too much into. After watching “Vanishing of the Bees” I was surprised to see how profound the issue is. Hearing how these innocent creatures are being treated unnaturally and how they were being shipping thousands of miles just to pollinate our crops is really disturbing and saddening. I did my book review on a book that talked about all the ways industrial farming is ruining our natural ways of life, so I am not all that surprised to hear that even bees and honey are being commercialized. I actually remember seeing this article on Environmental Health News, called Active Ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup hurts honey bee guts, and after watching the video, I relooked it up and it goes to show that the evidence is out there. This documentary proves again why people should always choose certified organic products when possible, it is not only good for humans but it also good for the honeybees.
Watching the documentary Dirt! really opened my eyes to how great dirt is. You would never think that it is a living organism and that it too is crucial to our health and wellbeing. It is great to hear that there are people all around the world who are determined to bring the health back into our dirt.
In my current county (Santa Clara County), there are no current numbers on animals being factory farmed. It did show that in 2002, there was a broiler farm and a dairy farm. Digging more into the closest factory farms in the Bay Area, I found that in 2012 there was a chicken (layers) factory farm in Santa Cruz County and dairy farms in Marin County. Majority of big factory farms are located in Central California and in the dessert down in Southern California.
I have not composted in the past and I do not currently compost. I do have a lot of friends who compost, and they have informed me for years on the added benefits of composting. After watching the documentary Dirt! I would definitely considering composting.
I wonder what happened to the broiler and dairy farms that were in your county. I am hoping they changed it to a more sustainable farm, but my pessimistic side thinks that they probably just moved elsewhere :/
ReplyDeleteComposting can be a pain but it makes it fun to see how much produce you eat too! It's helped me realize if it's been awhile since I threw an apple core out or something - not that you need that help, but it's a fun bonus :)
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