Nourish, A Reflection

Whenever you go shopping, what do you look for whenever you shop for products? Well, one of the new trends that has just been emerging on certain organic foods is using the Fair trade symbol to show consumers that what they are buying is indeed fairly traded so that the farmers that make these goods will get the right amount of profits for their goods that they should be. In the film Nourish, this is one of the key and main points that are being emphasized in today's economy so that the farmers can get the profits they deserve. In my hometown, there is a small local Business, I have a bean, that is certified by the Fair Trade Association so that they can give farmers their equal amount. I have a bean is aimed at helping prisoners to get themselves out of jail in hopes that they can use this job as a platform to go back into the labor force.  It really is interesting to see how Fair Trade works  to be a bipartisan between the consumers and bean farmers around the world to make everyone be equal and get the profits that they deserve.

Another way of trying to get more involved with helping small businesses, or just local shops so that they too can be a certified Fair trade organization. One way of doing this is by going to local farmers market's, or food auctions. This is a main point that the film emphasizes due to the fact that by buying local in not just businesses but as well as farmers that you are helping support some of the locals so that they can continue to have an income. By doing this, it not only allows the cultural traditions of food markets to stay alive in small towns, but it also helps other in that they can keep traditions of harvests alive and well.

By participating in buying locally grown food, it tends to be fresher than normal, but with a higher price added to it. Having this higher price on goods can sometimes be a minor setback for most people who want to buy goods since prices drive everything in a market, but bear in mind that the extra money you are spending is going towards helping support your community. Most people don't take this into account when buying fresh items such as fish in an auction what could happen if these markets weren't available. Overall, the movie was good to help inform and show others what they can do to help make small changes to help their local economies if people were unsure of how they could help.