Reaction to Barbara Kingsolver

This is Autumn and Laura coming to you live from Marietta College. We had some interesting views on the Barbara Kingsolver video. We understood many of the points she was making about the benefits of local eating. However, we felt her approach wasn't very realistic in that it is only feasible for certain groups, such as the upper class. For example, two working parents, or even one single parent, could not likely afford to maintain a garden while also caring for their children. A single parent, especially, may be to exhausted at the end of a long shift to even cook. Her approach was very elitist in this way.
From a political standpoint, Kingsolver suggests that the Farm Bill needs to be changed, but she does not provide suggestions for this change. Also, she mentions China and Argentina as sources of our food. China owns the majority of U.S. debt so putting tariffs or other protection measures against Chinese food products would likely be infeasible at this time. (Laura).