Traceablity
Sometimes insights come more slowly for me since I am hitting that middle-age number. But I recently thought about how conscious I have become to what it is I am eating and where did it come from who brought it to this land.
Every Piece of Food has a story, yes just like every picture. But nowadays its more important than ever to think about where this food comes from that lands in front of you on a plate.
When I think of something out of a box, I must admit I reveal in that its probably not good for me but its bad and it might taste good...however more and more that is not the case. Mike made Mac and Cheese and my stomach punched me terribly all day long after I ate a few bites.
Its a sign that my body is being reconnected with the lands and waters, the way I believe it was intended. It's important to take a minute to think of where and who brought the veggies to your table, did they get washed with pesticide..who was the person who cultivated these veggies. Do they eat the veggies they grow?
When I first started learning about fish no doubt more than I ever imagined. It shocked me, to learn that fish is actually left on docks for hours at a time before i'ts processed laying in the outer elements. That fish is at times farmed and feed chicken which gives me the willies. We all want our waters to be clean, our fish to swim freely, doesn't it give you pause when you here they are farmed and feed chicken?
When I learned about traceablity with fish, that most of the fish caught sustainable by jigging or long lining is sent to the countries that eat the most fish it didn't surprise me. What surprised me was that fish that is gillnetted or trawled (both invasive mean of fishing for the fish and environment) is sent to China and processed to be sent back to the States! As my husband 'the fisherman' puts it "I find it offensive, why do we get the leftovers, why do we get fish that has been beaten up and not processed properly and especially sent to another country to be processed...it's offensive".
So that leads me to why we started our company. The things I have learned keep me amazed at the world's way. I think about our kids and when they ask simple questions, "where does milk come from?", "where does the fish come from and what do they eat.." seems weird to think in years time we may say "oh fish use to come from the waters but now they come from Farms just like your veggies and their main source of food is chicken..." as my father would joke "it ain't right Reggie!".
So as we go through our days, maybe a call to our thoughts to think through what we put into our bodies and our kids bodies, reconnecting our bodies to the lands and the seas...knowing whose hands and how many hands and lands your products have gone through...Suggestion: Try to keep it simple...
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