Reading and TED talk response

I'm going to start out by saying that Ron Finley's TED talk about growing food in his South Los Angeles is the most entertaining thing we have watched in class all semester. I really liked the way he approached his topic and the dialect he chose seemed perfect. His talk was about the need for more people to grown their own food and how more people should take advantage of the things that are available to them. His thoughts and ideas were inspiring and I actually believed that he cared about the community and the impact he had. I did not feel that way about the other 2 articles we read for class, "Will Organic Food Fail to Feed the World?" by David Biello and "Biotechnology Isn't The Key to Feeding the World" by Frances Moore Lapeé. Both of these articles did not strike me as people who actually went out and actively tried to change their communities. Both were more factual based and information oriented instead of experience based. What I liked about the articles,though, was how they both made it abundantly clear that food production is not the issue, instead it's more of a distribution issue. The issue involves the amount of food for everyone in the world, but there isn't enough food distributed to people who actually need it. They are calling on people to become more aware of the food they eat and how much energy it takes to feed a cow, for example, instead of growing food directly for human consumption. They made it clear to the audience that food distribution is a VITAL part of the food chain. I also really liked and agreed with the statement that when people grow their own food, they will eat it. Having easily accessible food grown from your own personal energy is a much more satisfying experience than going to the store and buying the same thing. It's also a cheaper option and it encourages healthier eating.