Where Am I Eating? why do I care!

Where Am I Eating? by Kelsey Timmerman

Do you know where your food comes from? Kelsey travels the world looking for the origin of his food and ours. from many places like the Ivory Coast to south America. He also talks about the labor that goes into our food.

Where Am I Eating? was a book i had to read for a class last semester. This book has change my thinking about food, because i knew that the food that i eat does not come from the store to my plate. It has to come from a another place right? do you ever ask yourself where did this come from? i highly suggest you do some research on the food you eat. Kelsey makes his points clear in this book for countless reasons, Such as what we take for granted. "The Starbucks Experience" is the first chapter in his book, He wanted to know where did Starbucks got its coffee from, He did try to ask them himself, but for some reason they would not tell him. when he went to Colombia to to find out where and how did they get there coffee. In case you did not know Starbucks has a fair trade certification called C.A.F.E., They focus on four key qualities,1. Quality, 2. Economic Accountability, Social Responsibility, and Environmental Leadership. This is what S.B looks for in there coffee. He doe stalk about bananas, chocolate, and apple juice.