Packaging

My family is not vegetarian per se, but we do try to eat healthy. This usually includes vegetarian meals as Americans typically eat too much meat. Tonight I was opening a package of Boca Burgers and was rather disturbed to find that there was so much packaging inside. Each burger patty was individually wrapped in plastic. After some research on their site I found that this plastic is not recyclable. I decided to use their contact form to send them the following feedback:

Thank you for a wonderful tasting line of products. I’m very concerned about your packaging, however. I appreciate that the outer cardboard box on your Boca Burgers is recyclable, but the inner packaging seems like an utter waste. Not only is it plastic and not recyclable, but it is also excessive in the fact that each patty is individually wrapped.

I strongly urge you to improve your packaging to match the quality of your product. Thank you for your consideration!

I would ask that you try to notice what packaging you have in your life that seems frivolous and do what you can to 1) eliminate it from your conumption, 2) recycle it, or 3) voice your opinion to let companies know what you want. Companies ultimately are in business to make money, and they make more money if you’re willing to spend money on their products! Let them know what you want to buy (or what you don’t)!

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Ignorance Kills

Just because you aren’t aware of something, does not mean that it is not happening.

I’ve known about some of the things that are alarming surrounding a company called Monsanto. Some of you have heard me get rather upset about what they are doing with seed and plant crops. What I didn’t know was the full extent of the story.

A documentary was released in France on March 11, 2008. It is called “Le Monde selon Monsanto” or “The World According to Monsanto.” I decided I should watch it to see what it had to say. There was originally a few copies of it available on Google Video, but they have since been removed. I was able to find it on YouTube as a series of videos (it was split up into numerous parts). There were 12 parts, all of which carrying the new name “Shocking World by Monsanto.”

This documentary started off a bit slow, and relied heavily on Google imagery, but as it went on it brought on more and more interviewees. The documentation and commentary spoke of some very troubling issues. I usually watch documentaries with a fairly keen eye since I know many times they tend to be slanted. All I can say for this documentary is that it could be incredibly slanted and it would still scare me to death. I firmly believe that Americans, do not have any idea what is going on with our food sources … not in the least.

I strongly urge everyone to at least become mildly aware of what is going on with our food supply, genetically modified food, food gene patents, etc. If you think this doesn’t affect you greatly already, then I am sorry to inform you that you are dead wrong.

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