Blog #5

Pha Lo- "When Eating Organic was Totally Uncool"

After reading this article it actually sparked my interest in the whole concept of eating organic. I did not realize that there was a point in time where people who grew their own produce and food were ashamed of doing so. Pha Lo writes about how ashamed she was to have to rely on store parking lots grass in order for them to grow their own organic food. Back then if you grew and ate organic food you were judged because this meant that you could not afford to go to the store and buy your own food. When in actuality this was actually a good thing to do not only it being more affordable but also beneficial to your health. Today when you think of someone eating organic you do not think that they are poor. A lot of people spend greater sums of money to buyorganic produce rather than to grow it themselves. Today making use of your money is well needed and if you can grow your own organic food then nothing should stop one from doing so. Many families had to grow up feeling shameful for eating and growing their own organic foods. Opinions of people change through decades of time and it is unfortunate that Pha Lo had to feel ashamed to grow organic while today some may say it is a smart and "cool" thing to do.