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大家好,我的名字是Birke Baehr,現在11歲。我今天來到這裡,講述我們的糧食系統究竟出了什麼問題。首先,我想說,我相當驚訝於孩子們多麼容易受到出現在電視上、公立學校,和你觸目所及任何地方的行銷和廣告所引導,而深信不疑。我認為,食品公司似乎總是試圖讓像我一樣的孩子們,要父母買一些確實對我們或環境來說都不好的東西給我們,尤其是小孩子總是被彩色包裝和塑膠玩具所吸引。我必須承認,我曾經是其中之一。我也曾經想像,我們所有的食物都來自於這些幸福的小農場,豬整天在泥裡打滾,牛在草地上放牧。
但我發現這不是真的。我開始研究這些東西,在網路上,在書籍和紀錄片中,以及與家人旅行的途中,我發現工業化食品體系的黑暗面。首先是經基因工程改造的種子和生物,就是在實驗室裡將種子改造,做一些違反其自然狀態的事。像是把一條魚的DNA取出放入番茄的DNA中-真噁心!別誤解,我喜歡魚和番茄,但這實在讓人毛骨悚然。(笑聲)這些種子被種植下去,然後成長茁壯,他們生產的食品已被證明會在實驗室動物身上導致癌症和其他問題,而人們從90年代起就一直在吃這種方式生產的食品,大多數人甚至不知道它們的存在。你知道吃了基因改造玉米的老鼠會逐漸出現肝、腎中毒的跡象嗎?症狀包括腎臟發炎、病變及腎臟重量增加,然而,幾乎所有我們吃的玉米,其基因都以某種方式做了改造。讓我告訴你們,所有食物中都有玉米,但請不要讓我從密閉動物飼養經營開始講起,即所謂的CAFOS(集中型動物飼養經營)。
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Hello. My name is Birke Baehr, and I'm 11 years old. I came here today to talk about what's wrong with our food system. First of all, I would like to say that I'm really amazed at how easily kids are led to believe all the marketing and advertising on TV, at public schools and pretty much everywhere else you look. It seems to me like corporations are always trying to get kids like me to get their parents to buy stuff that really isn't good for us or the planet. Little kids, especially, are attracted by colorful packaging and plastic toys. I must admit, I used to be one of them. I also used to think that all of our food came from these happy, little farms where pigs rolled in mud and cows grazed on grass all day.
What I discovered was this is not true. I began to look into this stuff on the internet, in books and in documentary films, in my travels with my family. I discovered the dark side of the industrialized food system. First there's genetically engineered seeds and organisms. That is when a seed is manipulated in a laboratory to do something not intended by nature -- like taking the DNA of a fish and putting it into the DNA of a tomato -- yuck. Don't get me wrong, I like fish and tomatoes, but this is just creepy. (Laughter) The seeds are then planted, then grow. The food they produce have been proven to cause cancer and other problems in lab animals. And people have been eating food produced this way since the 1990's. And most folks don't even know they exist. Did you know rats that ate genetically engineered corn had developed signs of liver and kidney toxicity? These include kidney inflammation and lesions and increased kidney weight. Yet almost all the corn we eat is altered genetically in some way. And let me tell you, corn is in everything. And don't even get me started on the confined animal feeding operations. called CAFOS.
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傳統農民使用的化肥是由化石燃料所製成,他們將其與塵土混合,使植物生長。他們這麼做,是因為他們一再種植相同作物,將土壤中所有養分都剝奪殆盡了,接下來,水果和蔬菜被灑上更多有害的化學物質,如農藥和除草劑,來殺死雜草和昆蟲。下雨的時候,這些化學物質會滲入地表,或流進我們的水道,也污染了我們的水源。然後他們用射線照射食物,試圖讓它們保存得更長久,這樣才能從產地運送到千里之外,於超市出售。
所以我自問,我能如何改變這些?如何才能改變這些事?這是我的發現,我發現有一個更好的行動方法。不久前,我想成為一位NFL(美式足球聯盟)的運動員,現在我決定我更想成為一位有機農民。(掌聲)謝謝,這樣我可以對世界產生更大的影響力。這個人叫做Joel Salatin,人們叫他瘋狂農夫,因為他種植作物的方式與系統反其道而行。因為我在家自學,有天我去聽他談話,這個人,這個瘋狂農夫不使用任何殺蟲劑、除草劑或基因改造的種子,因為這一點,採用這個系統的人們稱他為瘋子。
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Conventional farmers use chemical fertilizers made from fossil fuels that they mix with the dirt to make plants grow. They do this because they've stripped the soil of all nutrients from growing the same crop over and over again. Next, more harmful chemicals are sprayed on fruits and vegetables, like pesticides and herbicides, to kill weeds and bugs. When it rains, these chemicals seep into the ground, or run off into our waterways, poisoning our water too. Then they irradiate our food, trying to make it last longer, so it can travel thousands of miles from where it's grown to the supermarkets.
So I ask myself, how can I change? How can I change these things? This is what I found out. I discovered that there's a movement for a better way. Now a while back, I wanted to be an NFL football player. I decided that I'd rather be an organic farmer instead. (Applause) Thank you. And that way I can have a greater impact on the world. This man, Joel Salatin, they call him a lunatic farmer because he grows against the system. Since I'm home schooled, I went to go hear him speak one day. This man, this lunatic farmer, doesn't use any pesticides, herbicides, or genetically modified seeds. And so for that, he's called crazy by the system.
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我想讓你們知道,每個人都可以造成一些改變,藉由做不同的選擇,藉由直接向當地農民,或我們從小就認識的鄰居購買食物。有些人說,有機食品或當地食品比較昂貴,但這是真的嗎?以這些日子我對食物系統的學習所知,我認為這些錢若不是付給農民,就得付給醫院。(掌聲)現在我很肯定的知道我會選擇哪一個。我想讓你們知道,那裡有一些農場,像是田納西州Sequachie Cove農場的Bill Keener,他的牛確實吃牧草,他的豬確實在泥中打滾,如同我想像中的一樣。有時我會去Bill的農場做義工,因此我可以仔細觀察,並親眼見到我吃的肉是從那裡來的。我希望你們知道,我相信孩子們會選擇吃新鮮蔬菜和良好的食物,如果他們更瞭解它以及它真正來源的話。我希望你們知道,每個社區都有農夫市場興起。我希望你們知道,我和我兄弟姊妹確實喜歡吃甘藍烤脆片,我試著不管到哪裡都與他人分享。
不久前,我叔叔說他把穀物脆片給我六歲的表弟,他問他想要有機的Toasted O脆片,還是有糖霜的玉米片,你知道,就是包裝上有一個身上有大條紋的卡通人物那種。我小表弟對他爸爸說,他寧願要有機的Toasted O脆片,因為Birke說他不該吃閃閃發光的穀物脆片。各位,這就是我們逐步改變孩子觀念的方法。
所以下次你們光顧雜貨店時,請考慮購買當地食材,選擇有機食物,並試著瞭解你的農夫和你的食物。謝謝。
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I want you to know that we can all make a difference by making different choices, by buying our food directly from local farmers, or our neighbors who we've known all our lives. Some people say organic or local food is more expensive, but is it really? With all these things I've been learning about the food system, it seems to me that we either pay the farmer, or we can pay the hospital. (Applause) Now I know definitely what one I would choose. I want you to know that there are farms out there -- like Bill Keener in Sequachie Cove Farm in Tennessee -- whose cows do eat grass and whose pigs do roll in the mud, just like I thought. Sometimes I go to Bill's farm and volunteer, so I can see up close and personal where the meat I eat comes from. I want you to know that I believe kids will eat fresh vegetables and good food if they know more about it and where it really comes from. I want you to know that there are farmers' markets in every community, popping up. I want you to know that me, my brother and sister actually like eating baked kale chips. I try to share this everywhere I go.
Not too long ago, my uncle said that he offered my six year-old cousin cereal. He asked if he wanted organic Toasted O's or the sugar-coated flakes -- you know, the one with the big striped cartoon character on the front. My little cousin told his dad that he would rather have the organic Toasted O's cereal, because, Birke said, he shouldn't eat sparkly cereal. And that, my friends, is how we can make a difference one kid at a time.
So next time you're at the grocery store, think local, choose organic, know your farmer and know your food. Thank you.
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