Wendell Berry Assignment

Wendell Berry in a way is an advocate for revolution. He believes that in order to achieve health and happiness, we have to understand and accept the responsibility of the world that we live in. Berry believes that eating responsibility is a necessary condition of democracy. To know where and how your food was made or produced and not controlled by someone else. “One reason to eat responsibly is to live free” (Berry 66). Freedom is the foundation of democracy. Once we loose the right to choose what we eat, what we do, how we live we as a society will loose that foundation and our democratic condition. I agree with Berry that land is a gift. We are dependent on living things for survival, and therefore have a responsibly to take care and give back to “food production” (Berry 68). “How we eat determines, to a considerable extent, how the world is used” (Berry 68). In order to live healthy and be free we need to understand where our food comes from and try to make a connection to the land. To have a greater appreciation for what we eat and how we live in the world instead of living our lives fast paced by getting take out and moving on to the next thing to increase our “quality of life” (Berry 66). Eating out is considered a treat something that most people consider as a pleasure, but why not make every meal a treat. I find that taking enjoyment from growing some of your own food or going to your local farmers market, meeting the farmers, preparing your own meals are some ways that Berry feels are ways to build a relationship with your environment and to gain appreciation for your food. To view land as a gift instead of something that is just there. Food insecurity is a major problem nation and worldwide. Many people struggle to find food let alone lead a healthy and balanced lifestyle. People who are suffering from major food insecurity most likely are leading the life of an industrial eater “one who does not know that eating is an agricultural act, who no