The Ethic's of Eating

Do you always know what you put in your mouth is morally right? Are you helping the world bybuying ethnically,organic produce at high prices while they rot every minute its sits on the counter? These are questions that a lot of foodies and regular citizens ask constantly to make sure that its ok to eat. There have been studies made by economists, ecologists and university students to prove there point for what is a more ethical and practical solution. But, what about the general public who shop at supermarkets or the dinners who eat out all the time? Are they aware of the environmental, economical and ethical decisions that companies make everyday to ensure that they stay successful?

I just want to say that I was NOT paid by a big corporation to squash the competition or by local farmers to expose the evils of fat cat capitalists. This is simply my own analysis of the environmental, ecological, and ethical view points of what we eat and the practices of producing that product. If you have any objections of what I said here, I will be happy to read your comments below.

Lets look at the environmental side of organic products. Its true that USDA organic products must be grown in an environment that is chemical and hormone free environment, but what about the other factors involve in growing that product? Through out human history, we see what certain factors such as disease, whether, and infestations destroy crops. When we developed the advanced technology and chemicals to preserve our food, we prevent crops from getting destroyed and bring in a higher yield of food.

Yet at the same time, the chemicals can effect our own human health and our planet earth. So if you think about, organic products can be more healthier for you in terms of eliminating the chemicals, but it is more prone to disease that can make us sick and gives out less yield. So buying organic products can be good for the overall environment, but at the same time, can devastate our own bodies and rot to quickly. Its a bit of a dark thought, but these decisions does affect our own environment on a small or large scale.

As for the economical side of the spectrum, its a good idea to invest in local businesses and I completely support localism. Although, you have to also look at where the money is going to once you make the purchase. Is it going to the business to improve and grow or is it being invested in the owners pocket, buying illegal purchases or scamming the staff of their paycheck. IM not saying that all local business owners are buying drugs or other black market goods, but there are a few that might be a little sketchy. Its all about trust and the quality of the product. If the business has a good product and good service in a safe enviroment, then it's the best choice.

Its also o.k to shop at big supermarkets too. I say that because supermarkets used to be small businesses at one point and they grew to that magnitude because they were successful. Athough, we also have to take in effect that big businesses are dangerous not only to local businesses but to the overall economy.

If the big corporations take control of the market, then economic diversity would be destroyed and there would be only one company running the country's economy. If you think about, there has to be somewhat of a balance between how often we shop locally and with other providers.

In term's of the ethical spectrum, there would always be problems on both sides. One side says that big companies are not treating their employees the right, while the other side claims that local business is too loose with ethical training. In short, the best thing for both sides to do is simply teach the aspects of right and wrong. You wouldn't steal out of your own cash register from your own business for your own pleasure or to get out of debt, would you? Unfortunately, people sometimes cant tell right from wrong but that is what makes us human. Its the fact that we learn from right and wrong. We don't need advanced classes in ethics to tell you that. All you need to do is look in the other persons shoes and lead by example.

Again, as said before, this is only my viewpoint of the situation we are all in and I wrote this to ask the big question, "Which side is better for the over all health of our world?" I ask this question, because as a food writer, chef and culinary student, I must know what is ahead of me.

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Changes and Revolution

For the past few months, I started to see change and a theme to those changes. When I started college right after my high school graduation, I thought I was going through a traditional college experience. I thought I would go through my classes on time, meet other students my age and go through life from nine-to-five. Of course, I was wrong.

But just because I did not follow the plan for the average college student doesn't mean I failed. It means I have discovered more about myself as a chef, writer and as a human being. I truly felt what it means to pursue my dreams and to make the world a better place. I have survived trials that others would give up on and persevered on my own victories and losses. Im not saying that my experience was horrible one, but it did push my limits and gave me a new appreciation of the culinary arts.

As I near the end of my culinary education, I started to see a new future where a revolution of food and humanity began to reveal itself. I started to understand that the world is ever-changing and I should start to change my thinking of the real world.

I started to study about the history of revolutions throughout the world and how it changed the world around them. There seems to be a key element to any revolution through out history and that is a unity of people and the knowledge to understand what needs to be changed. I started at the R.O.C to look for work, but then I started to be part of a revolution of workers rights or at least a movement of change and innovation. There was a bit of a spark that lit inside of me when I started my first action against Capital Grill, that there is more to food than just running a restaurant or getting a show on food network. It is about the people who eat, cook, and to enjoy life to the last bite.

I wanted to write this post because I believe that I'm going through a time where I began my own "revolution of knowledge" and to be more determined to improve this website, the Brony Chef Project and my understanding of the world around me. Im also going to be writing and reading more to improve this website. You might say that this is a promise to anyone who reads this as that I, Kyle Hedlund will progress as a chef, food writer and as a modern day Renascence man.

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A New Website

For the past few days, I have been posting recipes on this website to try out this new project of mine. Although the truth is that this was more of an experiment on how to gain more veiws on this website. I thought it would benefit the website but Im starting to think that im posting something thats not really related to what I want to write on here. I want to focus more on the literary side of the culinary world and share my stories of my journey to becoming a chef and food writer.

With that in mind, I decided to move the project to a new website. I am still working on the project, but I just want to keep it separate so everyone can enjoy this site for my food writing and other experiences on this site while the others enjoy the project on the other. I will remove the original 3 recipies posted on here and move it to the new website and the future material will now go to the official Brony Chef Project website for anyone who wants to checkout.

I will post the link below and I will post more about the culinary side and the literary side of my life on this site. Thank you for understanding.

http://bronychefproject.blogspot.com/

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