"The more things change, the more things stay the same."

Pha Lo's "When eating organic was totally uncool" is a prime example of Jean Baptiste's quote, "The more things change, the more things stay the same".

What I found most interesting was the history of organic food in the states. My family has been buying organic food for years because of its health benefits. My mother pays premium prices for organic products such as milk, cheese, produce, poultry, and other food staples. My father even plants seasonal herbs and fruit bearing trees for the satisfaction of reaping what you sow and the benefits of eating food that hasn't been sprayed with pesticides and injected with growth hormones. My family shares the same sentiments as Pha Lo's family. Pha Lo's story gave me insight into the history of organic food and its transition from an old world tradition to $25 billion business it is today. To think that in his time, traditionally grown food was food for those less fortunate than others and today its food that only a small portion of people can afford to purchase is extremely telling of how, "the more things change, the more things stay the same".