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"The Future of Food" is a 2004 documentary by Deborah Koons Garcia. I could launch into a tirade about how much I despise the Monsanto Corporation, but all I would get is a sore throat. I lived near a Monsanto plant for many, many years and still have family a few miles from it. The fear started there, but grew into hatred over the years. There was the looming fear of a major explosion, which the local EMA had to plan for. We got disaster preparedness plans every year because of the plant. There was lawsuit after lawsuit due to dumped toxins. After learning about all the dirty tricks the company has pulled with food and with farmers, I am left with a feeling of disgust. I am reassured that growing my own food is the right thing. I am also more motivated to find or start a farmers' market in our area. (Thank you for being excited with me, babe.)

Start a food revolution in your own home. Grow something, anything to take at least a small portion of the power away from these food industries. I want these companies (Monsanto, ConAgra, Smithfield, and Cargill) to crumble in my lifetime. If not, I want to instill into my children the desire to take their food back from them. If we do not start now, we will monoculture the entire world into starvation. Vote with your money and put those votes into your yard, into your farmers' markets, and into your community.