Can Slow Food Feed the World?

Bryan Walsh, a writer at TIME Magazine, investigates the effectiveness of the Slow Food Movement in his article, "Can Slow Food Feed the World?". Every Labor Day, many consumers go to the Slow Food Market in San Francisco. But, most people who show up are gourmands. This has shown that more of the higher class individuals can afford to live on this lifestyle compared to lower to middle class citizens. Michael Pollan, a culinary writer said, "This is a coming-out party for a more inclusive Slow Food movement," (Walsh). Many have critized that this Slow Food Movement is focused more on show than on solving public health issues. Many wonder why the members of this movement care more about the perfect vegetables than worrying about those who are going hungry. The one thing Slow Food and its critics agree on is that something is wrong with the global food system. Agribusiness has long argued that industrial farming is the only way to economically feed a global population nearing 7 billion. Organic farms just don't produce enough food per acre to feed everyone. In its broadest sense, the movement is trying to get people to stop and really think about what's on their plate and how it got there.
My topic is arguing whether Slow Food is really that much more better and practical for the everyday person or wheather food from the grocery is just as good for you. This article really digs deep in into the flaws is this movement when every other article just explains how good eating organic food is for you. It not only looks at the positive but it gives you the reality of this Slow Food explosion. It is a great source to get many opinions about this world wide movement.

Walsh, Bryan. "Can Slow Food Feed the World?." TIME magazine 4 Sep. 2008: n. pag. Web. 1 Apr 2010.