Starving for Change: Poverty and Food Insufficiency in Northern Michigan
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- People in your community are going hungry. Find out why and what you can do to help. Brandon Everest's SOC 201 class at NMC take an in-depth look at food inequality and how it impacts the most vulnerable in northern Michigan.
We can feed many food insecure people who would benefit from the food that is wasted because it is imperfect to sell in the supermarket.
I would say that nearly everyone that is dependent on the corporate food industry is food insecure. It isn't a sustainable food system and it is a system that provides incredibly unhealthy products. It is crucial that policy in Michigan be changed from protecting corporate factory "farms" that are polluting and producing chemically contaminated "foods" to promoting small, more sustainable and environmentally friendly farms as well as urban agriculture.
If the government wanted to real solutions they can provide grants to turn empty lots into farms or even hydroponics farms and employee low-income or unemployed people. If we can have hundreds and thousands of people driving taxis with no benefits then we can implement a system where people can learn to farm and be paid a minimum wage---this is ideal for people who cannot afford a car or rent a car. There is a demand for organic food in all major cities and there *is* land out there. There are even homeowners who wouldn't mind having people farm their yards if they are paid rent which can help with their mortgage.
You are correct. Look what happened last year during the pandemic. People hoarding and fighting over food and toilet paper in grocery stores. Smh. The sense of being food secure can be taken away just like that.
Many times I have heard the store owners say that they carry what the customers want. They say you can carry fresh foods, but many will not buy them, and they get thrown away. I do not believe it is a lack of fresh food, or even a lack of distribution. I don't believe that people cannot afford cheap fresh food like potatoes, cabbage, carrots, etc. I do believe that there is an addiction component to prepackaged food that keeps us fat and addicted to refined starch, sugar, fat, salt, and laboratory produced flavors that far surpass fresh food. Fresh food doesn't "pop" like junk food. Fast food is a party for the taste buds, and fresh food is not. Like the difference between video games and real life. Retraining the taste buds to appreciate fresh foods may be a first step to weaning people off of processed, cheap food. How is that done? I have no idea.
I tend to agree , it is hard to believe that in a country where 60% of people are overweight and 40% are obèse that so many don’t have access to food , you would see more thin people
You are absolutely right, Americans have been made addicts, to fast foods, over processed foods and more. Which isn't difficult to notice.
But stating the problems, the symptoms and dwelling on it without looking into the why this has become the norm will not make the problem go away.
The problem is so much more deep seated in American culture, ideology, the very fabric of how Americans see as truth and reality, that it is now next to impossible to create the necessary turnaround without having first to undo what is essentially American.
Can Americans pull it off... without looking to more excuses and scapegoats beyond American shores?
Also fresh food doesn't last when you take it home. The shelf life isn't very long plus it attracts bugs. If fruits and vegetables last less than a week it's not practical and expensive luxury
how can we fix this, EASY by having a National Program where ANY good food going to waste from Restaurants and Grocery Stores are obliged to donate it to food Banks and even if prepared meals were donated could be frozen and reheated by needy Families. America used to be SUCH a great "giving" Country but has fallen into "I'm alright Jack..too bad for you" attitude!! Hydroponics is a fantastic way to grow Produce twice as fast with 1/4 the water needed at twice the volume,what's wrong with people not thinking of this and could grow anything in mid winter under glass 24/7!!
norm lor and then if somebody gets sick , these establishments get sued. That's why the majority of places don't donate.
We brought this on ourself by suing anyone and everything for the stupidest reasons......
Make it so the places that donate cannot be sued.
What's worse is when I see people with EBT cards buying 70 to 80 bucks at a time worth of junk food, pop etc whereas me as a newly diagnosed diabetic on my own, can't get an EBT card. The EBT card system needs to be revamped and food based education needs to start happening.
I am a diabetic and have been so for over twenty five years. Being insulin dependent I must eat properly. I am a senior. Luckily for me I have saved and can afford the right food. I feel sorry for those who can't. I've thought of drawing up a plan to help those without enough food. But when I think of running up against bureaucracy I have to rethink it.
The EBT system should only cover certain foods that have nutritional value. If these people want to buy junk food then that should be considered a luxury and they should pay for themselves. Gas stations should not except EBT yes they do and people have no qualms about going in there and buying a bunch of crap that they have no business buying. Pretty sad they get an EBT card and take advantage of it when people like you can’t get one.
It's not the fault of the people, that's the fault of soda companies lobbying the government to get EBT-eligibility for their products.
In some areas the only "grocery" store is that gas station that's available. Especially in the inner cities
My mom use to work resturant, and was allow to bring food not used at end of her shift, yet she would often allow us to eat while she drank water years ago.
And I love 💕 fruits 🍎 and vegetables 🍅 lm unfortunately unemployed but l try to eat as healthy as I can on a semi budget. Until my economic situation gets better because it will I have to believe that.
try frozen vegetables and coupons. hope you find employment
The work situation is, the same here in England its shit the only jobs available are shit jobs which pay shit money you carnt survive on the money its the same every where life's shit unless your stinking rich unfortunately unless your rich life will be shit FACT
It is ….."a broken food system". Yes, and maybe a broken culture. When feeding kids is a lower priority than cable TV, air conditioning, drug, tobacco, and alcohol usage, or expensive hair treatments, something is very wrong in the basic culture.
Most of the food shown here is prepared, packaged, convenience food. The same money will buy a lot of rice, beans, flour, corn meal, and other basic staples. Community gardens are a great source of many benefits, including healthy food. Drug law enforcement will show up as more food on the table. Encouraging strong moral values will produce complete families and complete diets.
+tom jackson...... Drug law enforcement will show up as more food on the table....HUH??? Comment was good up to this point, totally lost me.
Tony i Money not spent on drugs can be spent on food.
+tom jackson Thanks for the clarification...I 100% agree with your comment!
I do agree that certain foods are staples and should be included in all purchases at the grocery store; however, many Americans do not have access to dirt to grow due to laws where they live, or the education of actually growing food. I am lucky to live in an area that still has many people gardening, but go to the town 20 minutes away and they are not allowed to garden in some places. Some of the most poverty stricken people who could benefit from growing tomatoes or zucchini or lettuce cannot do so.
Not to mention that depending on the region, gardening can be very limited due to climate, or due to a short growing season. But I agree that the biggest issue is a lack of basic gardening knowledge. If I had to grow my food the best I could do is get the land cleared and the seeds in the ground and hope for the best.
It's terrible how rich countries like America and the U.K. have a lot of the population relying on food banks and living in poverty.
If people weren't taxed to the brink in order to pay for the socialist bureaucracy, bums & foreign aid, there wouldn't be an issue.
That's right keep voting against yourselves. $4000 a month is good. Dont live beyond your means.
If the majority of people weren't financially illiterate chucklefucks, we (and I mean THEY) wouldn't be having this issue.
Sad
Very sad breaks your heart
Talk to southern states who are able to grow almost year around.
I’m sorry I just cannot go along with this whine festThis is crap
I see you people is bleeding hearts trying to help out the hopeless which is not going to work take my word
My grandma raised 15 kids on an island she didn't have money for food she grew gardens no reason to starve where there is a will there is a way always
My mom teaches me how to can food maybe they have some if you have just look it up on your phone you'll find it
Do something about it
Stop talking the elitists want it this way
how does this issue look today 2019? has it improved? has it gotten worse?
Worse obviously the situation has got worse
@@leehollebon3393 I have no idea what you're talking about.
*Throws Molotov Cocktail into grocery store*
MK ULTRA lol nice one BLM is stupid destroying there own city’s is dumb.
Its only going to get worse
Indeed, the system is broken, but I believe that it can be fixed. Adequate funding, and the will of our political leaders in Lansing is key to resolving this problem. I live in SW Michigan (Berrien County), and our situation here parallels what is going on up in Northern Michigan. During the summer tourist season, we maintain fairly well here on Lake Michigan, but when folks leave for the winter, the situation becomes dire for many whose primary income is in the service sector (fast food, hotel workers, etc). Thank you for sharing this narrative.
Fresh Green Vegetables for good healthy nutrition if possibility home small gardening American soil we can do everything
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even though I live in Canada, I see what America goes through as the richest Country on Earth but its People go hungry daily. no School in America should ever be without nutritious food to feed all Students. ironically there are now more Billionaires and Millionaires in America minted in the last 20 years than in all its History but more hungry Families than ever in all its History too. Pocket change could feed America's hungry for 100 years just one Billion combined between all Billionaires could do this but Greed always gets in the way!!!
America isn't a society it's a competition. It all makes sense when you see it that way.
I am working class, and I am doing just fine. People need to stop having kids that they can't afford, need to stop smoking and drinking, need to be smarter with their money.
I hat P C..It's called HUNGER
»The richest country in the world«???
And then they are starving? Ha ha ha.
We are. It's just the ignorant and financially illiterate who are starving.
"my people are destroyed for want of knowledge"
The world turned upside down .
Most Americans are not equipped( Technical Skills) compared to asian countries to participate in Global Economy.
Or being bilingual.
Too much process food, I would like bags of bean and legumes lentils, black eyed pea, people need to be educated in how to cook with the basic which are healthier. 🙏
As far as I know almost anyone can eat beans and their cheap and healthy
Hi my name is Jeffery from Blackpool England and I live in a tent in the back of a van and struggling if I can help by explaining how I feed my self 1.50 on porridge for two weeks I yous water salt and pepper for breakfast and if I can afford it I will by banorners and pick wiyeld blueberries as a treat and the cheapest eggs ar 50 for 6 and I will have 2 for dinner and sometimes a 19 penns tin of rice pudding and for tea a 19 penns tin of soup but if there was as much land around I would incurig every one to plant seeds fruits vegetables sweet potatoes blueberries and much more so ech other can eat fresh food help ech other please plant seeds fruits vegetables it's you chans to help ech other
Mostly people normally eat 3 times including dinner as its routine for them, it’s I’m not normal as I get old I cut down on food as not to be overweight or obese which is detrimental to my health.
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we have fixs this
I would love comments about this one just because Traverse City is not a poverty area never has been and it never will be
Alice a few folks is it friggin job that’s all you got and you’ll see anything to keep it Won’t you
I guess nobody gets sick up there Who in the hell you think you’re kidding here certainly not me
Equally we know that if you live in a low-income
ANYONE can go to the damn store, buy a male and a female rabbit and raise them in your......home, garage, backyard, shed, bedroom, balcony, cellar, attic , closet, bathroom...........ANYWHERE.
They don't stink up your house and are EASY AND CHEAP to raise. They literally live on grass and weeds.
Within a couple of month, you will have so much meat you don't know what to do with.
It's not that complicated ☺️
You're sick in the head.
@@davidgarris2513 Spotted the vegan 😂😂😂
So keep a pair of rabbits in your closet to raise for food?? So they have a shit life and then get slaughter??
Lots of places hiring
dat bitch stole mah pizza.
Get a job mom or dad
This Traverse City episode really pisses me off I live there for more than 20 years nobody is starving up there lotta fat people nobody is starving
It’s all propaganda dude a way to attract ignorant people to support them even dumb governments there ignoring the real problem I don’t know why just open there own whole sale stores why is that so hard. There not being completely honest.
You say there's a lot of fat people is that because they don't have the money to buy good quality food
Bernie 2020
He will fight for $15 minimum wage.
This comment didn't age well.
The problem here. Is. Some of this deprivation seems to be related to The Dust Bowl Era. That part of Michigan was within that area. Maybe these unfortunate people are ancestors of those effected?
This bleeding heart dialogue just makes me Want to puke it’s disgusting help me help me help yourself first you know what I mean
There’s no poverty in America nor England their the richest country’s. Poverty only truly happens in India, China n Africa. Not in these places
Just because a country is rich it doesn't mean that everybody has enough money to eat and live in a home.
so this video is fake then?
@@texasgun2731 ua-cam.com/video/ZNWyhl-I_ak/v-deo.html
You mean in india where people shit in the streets like animals? Or china where state-enforced slavery is still practiced?
No thanx. I'll stick to the us of a, thankyou.
Why did you move there in the first place duh free run
Based on my experience, if you are poor you shouldn't homeschool.
Why's that? I homeschool I Know low income families that homeschool and they're doing well. Shoot we only make 35k a year and since I started homeschooling my daughter shot up from a kindergarten level reading when she was in PS to now reading at a third grade level in just a year and a half.
@@Magdalena287 In my experience parents overestimate the job they do and undervalue the job a lare network of professionals and philanthropist does. Even though we may shoot up to higher reading and math levels we are still missing out on social learning and science and other subjects outside the knowledge of the parents. You can't just give a child the 3 Rs and expect them to win. I've also noticed homeschool parents have arrogant backwards ideas about evolution and homosexuality. There are exceptions of course, like if a gay atheist teenager lives in Oklahoma and is harassed by the school. In that case the parent doesn't feel arrogant enough to homeschool, but they live in Oklahoma. I'm not saying parents shouldn't help their children learn, but they shouldn't withhold the opportunities offered by our education system. If you think you are good at teaching your own children then you should start a secular school.
I recommend looking up the websites of people who survived homeschooling. We have stories to tell about how we have to work twice as hard just to function half as well. We could do well finding jobs just a few years ago when America was booming, but how are you going to predict the future with such a small network?
Sloppy Joe's are great with a side of fries....
Except noone can afford hamburger
How u gonna afford hamburger?
But the boy said he ate so much of it that's why he was sick of sloppy joes. I go to Kroger and Shop the mark down meat section I can get good quality ground beef 93% lean Laura's regular $7.99 a pound marked to $1.50 or $1.99 if more than that I don't buy
It comes out of mah @$$.