Salt and Water
Here's a thought I have in my head lately.
If the grass is greener on the other side, let's just not go there and ruin it. What makes us want to take over everything that is pure and beautiful?
I went to the salt market the other day and saw varieties of gourmet salt, many that claimed to be over 250 million years old! They were formed out of seas that evaporated over time and remained untouched until we decided to mine them for their health benefits and gourmet merit.
The same goes for water. The purest of sources are being mined and depleted to satisfy our discerning palate.
Some of the teas that have become popular as energy drinks are grown in the purest of soils. After each harvest, the soil takes several years to recuperate, before it can sustain new life. I have to wonder what will become of these pure soils when the energy drinks become more popular. Will there even be any left?
There are whole industries catering to this kind of mindset that is obsessed with pure, hard-to-find food products, that offer health benefits and great taste.
But, what bothers me is that it is sometimes the environmentally-conscientious people who seek pure, organic products with the intention of doing good for the environment. They are also the people who the organic market is exploiting. For instance, the organic salt that we see in the markets is not organic only because salt is not derived from living matter! The organic water too is a malicious deception because water is not organic!
The other thing that bothers me that is food-related is the new composting culture!
In most large retailer stores you can buy:
- a small bamboo compost bin (the size of a large mug) for $40
- a pail liner $13
- charcoal replacement set for $8
- and in addition spend $40 at a bait shop for a pound of red worms and dirt.
This is a $100 investment so that you can compost a handful of food in an organic way! Unfortunately, the target audience for this is the budding environmentalist! I don't mean to discourage composting. I myself am a fan of it. Here's a DIY tutorial that will tell you how to get rid of 'em banana peels and old bread in a more inexpensive, and environmentally-sound way. :)
I remember watching Attenborough in Paradise, in which he wonders whether it is hard to trace the birds of paradise because they don't want to be traced! Not all beauty is for us to behold. That's a thought to consider.
If the grass is greener on the other side, let's just not go there and ruin it. What makes us want to take over everything that is pure and beautiful?
I went to the salt market the other day and saw varieties of gourmet salt, many that claimed to be over 250 million years old! They were formed out of seas that evaporated over time and remained untouched until we decided to mine them for their health benefits and gourmet merit.
The same goes for water. The purest of sources are being mined and depleted to satisfy our discerning palate.
Some of the teas that have become popular as energy drinks are grown in the purest of soils. After each harvest, the soil takes several years to recuperate, before it can sustain new life. I have to wonder what will become of these pure soils when the energy drinks become more popular. Will there even be any left?
There are whole industries catering to this kind of mindset that is obsessed with pure, hard-to-find food products, that offer health benefits and great taste.
But, what bothers me is that it is sometimes the environmentally-conscientious people who seek pure, organic products with the intention of doing good for the environment. They are also the people who the organic market is exploiting. For instance, the organic salt that we see in the markets is not organic only because salt is not derived from living matter! The organic water too is a malicious deception because water is not organic!
The other thing that bothers me that is food-related is the new composting culture!
In most large retailer stores you can buy:
- a small bamboo compost bin (the size of a large mug) for $40
- a pail liner $13
- charcoal replacement set for $8
- and in addition spend $40 at a bait shop for a pound of red worms and dirt.
This is a $100 investment so that you can compost a handful of food in an organic way! Unfortunately, the target audience for this is the budding environmentalist! I don't mean to discourage composting. I myself am a fan of it. Here's a DIY tutorial that will tell you how to get rid of 'em banana peels and old bread in a more inexpensive, and environmentally-sound way. :)
I remember watching Attenborough in Paradise, in which he wonders whether it is hard to trace the birds of paradise because they don't want to be traced! Not all beauty is for us to behold. That's a thought to consider.
