Organic Garden in Palmetto Bay, Florida
Last night I watched the movie, Food, Inc. It was a disturbing movie to watch but extremely enlightening, important and necessary. Think about it… How much do we know about the food we buy at our local supermarket (if it’s not a Whole Foods) and that we feed to our families everyday? Read further below for a synopsis of the movie.
I have been thinking about what we eat for quite awhile now. I try to buy local foods, shop at farmer’s market and buy foods in season. I only shop at Whole Foods, which has a committment to provide healthy, organic (not all the food is organic) and sustainable food to its customers.
I live in Palmetto Bay, Florida where the lots are pretty average at 15,000 square feet. This year I planted an organic vegetable garden. At this moment, we are harvesting fresh arugula. In the next month or so, it will be providing my family with fresh tomatoes, swiss chard, brocolli, cauliflower, beets, kale, onions, peppers, lettuce, more arugula, eggplant and lots of different herbs. It’s extemely relaxing to tend to it, which is good for my health.
“In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government’s regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation’s food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, herbicide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won’t go bad, but we also have new strains of E. coli-the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults. “
Lynn Cromer & Robin Parker are real estate sales and marketing professionals for Coldwell Banker in beautiful Pinecrest, Florida. For more information on Pinecrest, Florida or the communities of Coral Gables, Palmetto Bay and Coconut Grove, Lynn can be reached at 305-962-4068, Robin at 305-546-0447, by email at info@WeSellMiami.com or online at www.WeSellMiami.com.
