A friend in Illinois posted a graphic on Facebook that showed that the food in her local grocery stores all came from about 10 multinational companies that control production and distribution. I was more tuned in to that when I lived on the Canadian Prairies, and learned that the same companies that set the price for grain also dfistributed the seed and chemical inputs (fertilizer, herbicide, pesticide) they needed to produce to the required standards. It doesn't take the suspicious mind of a mystery writer to see the potential for corruption.
I despise the division the waving of flags can cause but there is a time to wave it I think. I remember my Grandfather's distress when the NEW Canadian flag arrived. He had fought under the Union Jack in WW1 and was desperately proud of that. I think, in this moment, even he might think it is OK to fly our flag.
I totally agree that buying local food is a powerful action. If most people did that we could revolutionize our corrupt big-ag food system.
A friend in Illinois posted a graphic on Facebook that showed that the food in her local grocery stores all came from about 10 multinational companies that control production and distribution. I was more tuned in to that when I lived on the Canadian Prairies, and learned that the same companies that set the price for grain also dfistributed the seed and chemical inputs (fertilizer, herbicide, pesticide) they needed to produce to the required standards. It doesn't take the suspicious mind of a mystery writer to see the potential for corruption.
I despise the division the waving of flags can cause but there is a time to wave it I think. I remember my Grandfather's distress when the NEW Canadian flag arrived. He had fought under the Union Jack in WW1 and was desperately proud of that. I think, in this moment, even he might think it is OK to fly our flag.
So much division across the border and its seeping into Canada as well