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<\/a>\nThis item horrified a lot of people:\n<\/a>\nThis item horrified a lot of people:\n\nAnimal miscarriages from new fungus or virus in Roundup-read crops?<\/a>\nA reader asked:\n\nWhat would you say to someone like myself who wants to make a difference\nbut has no clue where to start? I think that is a big question with\nmy generation.\n<\/blockquote>\nWell, there’s the\n\npumpkin dance.<\/a>\nBut you don’t have to start with that.\n\nHFCS may be the easiest thing to start with, because it’s labelled. Don’t\nbuy any product that has High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) in it.\nYou’ll be surprised how many\ndo. At restaurants, check the condiments, don’t use them if they\nhave HFCS, and inform the wait staff why you’re not. When people\nask why you’re doing all this tell them. Here’s some background on\nHigh Fructose Corn Syrup and Obesity.<\/a>\n
\nThis kind of thing is working:\n\nHunts removes HFCS from all its Ketchups.<\/a>\n
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<\/a>\nAbout pesticides, buy local and organic food, like at\n\nWhisk<\/a>.\nAsk for local food at other stores.\nHelp with a community garden. Join a CSA. Write a letter to the editor.\n
\nYou don’t have to do all of these things; these are some ideas.\nStart small and just do something. Every little bit helps, and you’ll\nget more ideas as you go along. Your example will help others start.\n
\nAlso, don’t feel bad about it seeming intimidating. On the one hand we\nhave the most sophisticated marketing methods the world has ever known,\nfueled by megabucks from transnational corporations. On the other hand we\nhave, er, a few college professors like Michael Pollan, a few farmers who\nobserve and analyze like Joel Sallatin, a few poets like south Georgia’s\nown\n\n
<\/a>\n\nJanisse Ray<\/a>, and so on. Even so, local and organic food is one of\nthe few industries that has kept booming right through the economic\ndownturn. People actually want food that’s good for them and tastes good!\n