"The Pleasure of Eating" Reflection

I'm not overly thrilled with Berry's tone of immediate need for these things to happen but I agree with some of his steps; I have, in fact, done most of these points on his list. Living in Vermont, most people are aware of where their food comes from because they are a very green state covered in farms. I try to shop locally because I feel better knowing I have helped a smaller farm but also because I know where that food comes from. That being said, I hold meat higher than vegetables, in that I would be more likely to purchase local steak or fish caught off the coast (when I lived in Florida) rather than buying vegetables that way. Fruit I'd say is different because it has a thinner skin and is more susceptible, in my mind, to harmful chemicals than carrots. Am I likely to start following these steps? Probably not because I have a fixed behavior when it comes to food (eating and buying) and it would take something more drastic to convince me to start doing these things.