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My Vision

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After reading this article on leadership, I started exploring what leadership meant for me. As one of the key features of a leader is having a vision. I wondered what really is my vision for the future? I know I want to live in a world where no one lacks food, so perhaps I should start there. This is what I came up.

  • I imagine a world where everyone has enough food to eat that fits with their definition of healthy and fresh. Food eaten is locally grown and/or processed and shared within a community.
  • I imagine a world where food waste isn’t given away to people who lack food because there are no people without food.
  • I imagine a world where no one has diseases caused by the lack of healthy food, with no diabetes, heart disease or deficiency diseases.
  • I imagine a world with no foodborne illness.
  • I imagine a world where everyone knows how to grow and cook their own food if they want to.
  • I imagine a world where everybody knows what goes in their food and they know where their food comes from. 
Why is food given a moral value?
Food does not have a moral value. Image by Christian Dorn from Pixabay
  • I imagine a world where certain foods are not good or evil. Food does not have a moral value. Where everyone has the choice to eat healthy or not and no one feels guilty for what they eat and no one feels guilty for their size.
  • I imagine a world without diet-culture, fat-shaming and food police. Where eating the occasional cookie or piece of cake is not a guilty pleasure.
  • I imagine a world where farmers are fairly compensated for their labor and respected for their expertise.
  • I imagine a world where all food workers are respected and acknowledged for their skills and paid a living wage.
Shared kitchens are great for people starting a food business.
A good place to start a food business is a commercially licensed shared ktichen. Image by Robyn Wright from Pixabay
  • I imagine a world where everyone who wants it has access to a commercial kitchen, and a garden. They also have access to expertise to help them grow and create the food they want to sell.
  • I imagine a world where food is currency and so important that everyone wants to know the latest food news.
  • I imagine a world where food is front and center of all government policies. That food self-sufficiency and resilience are the guiding forces of policy decisions and cooperation is also a guiding force here.
  • I imagine a world where everyone has equal access to land, housing, education, and healthcare.
  • I imagine a world without any fear.
  • I imagine living free from all prejudice. Where there is no “them” and “us”. It is all “we”.
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What’s your vision for the future? Let me know in the comments below and I hope we can work together making out futures come true.