what about what we eat?

I recently watched a video on food in America.  It was terrifying! Patenting genes, genetically modifying food by injecting cells with E. Coli, destroying farmers lives....and no one seems to care!  I want natural food, I want REAL food. I want something that came out of the Earth, something that is the way god made it.  People in America wonder why there is an obesity problem, well its because of our food.  It's not real.  And it doesn't do pretty things to our bodies!  Our food is controlled by big business.  What we need to live is controlled by major corporations!  Why doesn't anyone seem to be upset about this?  We have very little freedom here when it comes to what we eat (isn't America supposed to be all about freedom?); organic food is both expensive and shipped from all over the world, so that isn't very good either.  There are only 4 types of potatoes for us to grow or choose from here in America.   That is silly, that is wrong!  Species are dying, or already extinct, and on top of that, life is being patented!  There is something fundamentally wrong with patenting life; this has opened a whole door that will only cause us problems in the future, I fear.  I don't understand why the American public isn't more upset about this! Of course, people need to be better informed, thats the first step.  I'm sure the majority of people don't know, and therefore can't care.  People need to know!  Something needs to be done!  Children will, already are suffering, because of this!

I'm thinking about doing research and doing my senior thesis project on this whole topic.  So far I've been painting a lot of food.  Food is a beautiful, wonderful part of every humans life, it is a simple pleasure that we have to indulge in, except here in America we don't know what that means.  Its about eating food that is low in calories, low in fat, will keep up moving and is quick....its not real, its not good, and its no wonder the American public has a poor relationship with food.  They don't even know that they do!  

Sorry about this rant, I'm very upset about this whole food situation.   Finding good, simple food in Italy was never a problem.  It's a huge problem for me now.  

Here is a link to the documentary, watch it:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/67878/the-future-of-food