“It would not do for the consumer to know that the hamburger she is eating came from a steer who spent much of his life standing deep in his own excrement in a feedlot, helping to pollute the local streams. Or that the calf that yielded the veal cutlet on her plate spent its life in a box in which it did not have room to turn around. Wendell Berry, "The Pleasures of Eating," What Are People For?, 1989 Jesus pioneered a relationship ethic based on compassion. Being a disciple means building relationships - with the Creator and with all creation and creatures.” PeopleKnowsMeanHelpingTurnsJesusPleasureAnimalRoomsCompassionCreationBuildingCreaturesEatingEthicsStandingBoxesCreatorLocalsConsumersStreamsPlatesDiscipleSteersBerriesHamburgersCalvesBuilding Relationships Author:Leonard Sweet
“Under present conditions, people are preoccupied with consumer goods not because they are brainwashed but because buying is the one pleasurable activity not only permitted but actively encouraged by our rulers. The pleasure of eating an ice cream cone may be minor compared to the pleasure of meaningful, autonomous work, but the former is easily available and the latter is not. A poor family would undoubtedly rather have a decent apartment than a new TV, but since they are unlikely to get the apartment, what is to be gained by not getting the TV?” PeopleMayPleasurePoorConditionsTvsActivityEatingAvailableMeaningfulIceFormerConsumersDecentBuyingLatterGoodsRulersMinorsApartmentCreamIce CreamUnlikelyAutonomousBrainwashedConesPoor FamilyIce Cream Cones Author:Ellen Willis
“Another sad comestive truth is that the best foods are the products of infinite and wearying trouble. The trouble need not be taken by the consumer, but someone, ever since the Fall, has had to take it.” NeedsFallTakenTroubleFoodProductsTruth IsEatingInfiniteCookingConsumersEating FoodBest Food Book:Personal Pleasures Source: Personal Pleasures
“High gas prices are eating away at consumers disposal income and could lead to a further economic downturn, especially for those whose livelihood depend on gasoline and diesel fuel.” EconomicDependsEatingIncomeConsumersFuelGasLivelihoodGasolineDieselGas PricesDownturnEconomic DownturnDiesel Fuel Author:Major Owens
“I don't believe consumers want to see fuller-figured girls in ads. Because if they did they would refuse to buy the things they are seeing, and want to buy a different product. If people really want to see a change, they have to speak up on a daily basis to see that change. And I think that models who are suffering from an eating disorder, it is as sad to look at them as the person who is suffering from obesity or who is smoking outside their office or person who is drinking too much at the bar - everybody is suffering from something pretty much.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantBelieveLooksPersonsDifferentSufferingGirlSpeakToo MuchSeeingProductsOfficeEatingModelsBasesDrinkingDon't BelieveRefuseBarsConsumersSmokingDisorderAdsObesityEating DisorderDrinking Too Much Author:Kelly Cutrone
“Fur is a contentious issue. Meat is a contentious issue. GMOs are a contentious issue. I think this whole thing going on about whether or not products should be labeled if they have GMOs in them - I, as a consumer, would like to know if I'm eating GMO food. If I choose to buy it then it's my choice.” IfsThinkingKnowsShouldWholeChoicesIssuesProductsEatingConsumersMeatFurGmosContentiousGmo Foods Author:Billy Corgan
“We still (sometimes) remember that we cannot be free if our minds and voices are controlled by someone else. But we have neglected to understand that we cannot be free if our food and its sources are controlled by someone else. The condition of the passive consumer of food is not a democratic condition. One reason to eat responsibly is to live free. (pg. 323, The Pleasures of Eating)” IfsMindStillsSometimesReasonRememberVoicePleasureConditionsSourceEatingDemocraticConsumersControlledPassiveNeglectedLive Free Book:Bringing It to the Table: On Farming and Food (Large Print 16pt) Source: Bringing It to the Table: On Farming and Food (Large Print 16pt)