Folks,
Anyone in history would trade us for our modern food and available selection.
Processing is big part of the reason we have quality and selection.
Maybe food is not perfect which some want but it is the best in history.
I have a different opinion.
My sister has a green thumb and loves growing plants. She has hundreds of plants in her house. She will often comment..”That plant wasn’t happy there so I moved him.” or “This plant is very happy. Just look at him.”
What she refers to as “happy” is the plants growth, it’s outward appearance and it’s vitality.
By no measure are modern Americans “happy”. We are suffering from record levels of drug abuse and overdose. We are at near all time highs for suicides. 25% of women between 18 and 49 are on anti-depressants. Our birthrate is below the replacement level. Millions of young men are locked inside playing video games for hours a day doing nothing productive. 10% of Americans are not just obese but MORBIDLY obese.
Any gardener looking at us would not call us a “happy” people.
I am convinced that our food supply at least plays a part in this tragedy.