Food is as important as energy, as security, as the environment. Everything is linked together.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Without food, we cannot survive, and that is why issues that affect the food industry are so important.
Food is national security. Food is craft. Food is everything, when you think about it.
Food is so important - it sustains us, it provides a social focal point, and it is fun. I cannot unravel the difference between love in my family and the preparation of food because they are so closely woven.
I can't imagine anything more important than air, water, soil, energy and biodiversity. These are the things that keep us alive.
We can choose food that doesn't lead to illnesses like diabetes and cancer. We can choose food that doesn't contribute to water pollution and climate change. And we can choose food that keeps local economies vibrant and farmers on their land.
Food is everything. Food, friends, family: Those are the most important things in life.
We need the humbleness and clarity to see that our food, while benefitting from technological advances, has benefitted even more from free ecological resources: Cheap energy, lots of water everywhere, and a stable climate.
Instead of buying into the global agenda, which is using food as just industrial stuff, we would say we view food as biological, a living thing, that belongs in smaller communities.
Our food is safer and our diets are more diverse than ever before; production methods are becoming increasingly sustainable, clean and efficient; and we are constantly becoming better at protecting biodiversity.
I think that food ties us to our community and our traditions, and it's the thing that makes us feel good and connected.
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