This week brought to my attention several new facts that I had never known before. First, I had no idea that workers in the meat and dairy industry are treated so bad. I guess I started to get an idea when we read about the pig lagoons but never imagined a factory line of people just chopping up dead animals. It's such a horrible image. I also had no idea about the illegal immigrants they hire from Mexico. How can they get away with such crimes? From the first reading on public land and animal grazing I was shocked. To me, public land is awesome, it's a free place to camp and do whatever I want on it, but I never really thought about everyone else who can do the same thing. Especially not ranchers, I had no idea cattle grazing is so detrimental to biodiversity in our nation. As for the presentations, the one thing that really stuck in my head was the myths sheet on the meat industry's website. I can't believe they're not only siting themselves but releasing false information to the public. Talk about a bad argument.
As for the food I'm still really enjoying it. The raw pasta was a little strange to me, but the crackers were awesome. I've noticed that after every meal I come home and feel so light. It doesn't feel like I had a huge meal and I don't feel hungry. I love it. I'm really exciting to bring something for the class on Monday. I've been so busy all May term I haven't had the time to sit down and plan a meal, grocery shop and enjoy it. So this is my chance and I can't wait!
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