A Bitter Harvest

I am pessimistic about the human race because it is too ingenious for its own good. Our approach is to beat it into submission. We would stand a better chance of survival if we accommodated ourselves to this planet and viewed it appreciatively instead of skeptically and dictatorially. Rachel Carson in Silent Spring. An intro to “Nutritional value and flavor are frequently sacrificed in favor of the bottom line. Overall, Americans lack the information they need to make healthy food choices. Rather than take the time to educate ourselves, we seem to prefer to ignore the problems created by our current methods of food production. Additionally, we have grown accustomed to getting exactly the foods we want year-round, and farmers around the world are happy to meet our market demand; as a nation, we can afford it. Our planet cannot. Cooper Holmes in Bitter Harvest.