Birke Baehr: What's wrong with our food system

Translator: Megat Armia Reviewer: Shaz Sam

Hello. My name is Birke Baehr,

Hello. Nama saya Birke Baehr,

and I'm 11 years old.

dan saya berumur 11 tahun.

I came here today to talk about what's wrong with our food system.

Saya di sini untuk bercerita mengenai sistem makanan kita.

First of all, I would like to say

Pertama sekali, saya mahu beritahu bahawa

that I'm really amazed at how easily kids are led to believe

saya terpegun betapa mudah sekali kanak-kanak percaya

all the marketing and advertising

pelbagai jenis teknik pemasaran dan iklan-iklan

on TV, at public schools

dalam TV, di sekolah-sekolah

and pretty much everywhere else you look.

dan di mana-mana sahaja.

It seems to me like corporations

Pada pengamatan saya, syarikat-syarikat

are always trying to get kids, like me,

senantiasa mahu kanak-kanak seperti saya,

to get their parents to buy stuff

meminta agar ibu bapa kami beli barang

that really isn't good for us or the planet.

yang memudaratkan kami dan juga bumi ini.

Little kids, especially,

Terutamanya kanak-kanak,

are attracted by colorful packaging

tertarik dengan bungkusan berwarna-warni

and plastic toys.

dan mainan-mainan plastik.

I must admit, I used to be one of them.

Sejujurnya, dahulu saya juga seperti mereka.

I also used to think that all of our food

Dulu saya fikir semua makanan

came from these happy, little farms

datang dari ladang-ladang kecil nan ceria

where pigs rolled in mud and cows grazed on grass all day.

khinzir bergolek di lumpur dan lembu makan rumput seharian.

What I discovered was this is not true.

Saya kini sedar bahawa ianya tidak benar.

I began to look into this stuff

Saya mula menyiasat perkara ini

on the Internet, in books and in documentary films,

dalam Internet, buku, dan filem-filem dokumentari,

in my travels with my family.

semasa saya pergi bercuti sekeluarga.

I discovered the dark side of the industrialized food system.

Saya mulai sedar keburukan dalam sistem industri makanan kita.

First, there's genetically engineered seeds and organisms.

Antaranya, biji benih dan organisma yang diubah secara genetik.

That is when a seed is manipulated in a laboratory

Maksudnya, biji-biji benih ini dimanipulasi di dalam makmal,

to do something not intended by nature --

diubah kepada sesuatu yang tidak semulajadi

like taking the DNA of a fish

seperti mengambil DNA dari ikan

and putting it into the DNA of a tomato. Yuck.

dan dimasukkan ke dalam DNA tomato.

Don't get me wrong, I like fish and tomatoes,

Jangan salah faham, saya suka makan ikan dan tomato,

but this is just creepy.

tetapi bukan begini.

(Laughter)

(Ketawa)

The seeds are then planted, then grown.

Lalu bijirin ini ditanam, dan mulai tumbuh.

The food they produce have been proven

Makanan-makanan ini sudah terbukti

to cause cancer and other problems in lab animals,

punca pelbagai penyakit pada tikus makmal,

and people have been eating food produced this way

dan kita sudah mulai mengamalkan diet ini

since the 1990s.

sejak tahun 1990-an.

And most folks don't even know they exist.

Dan tidak ramai yang sedar mengenainya.

Did you know rats that ate genetically engineered corn

Tahukah anda, tikus yang makan jagung yang diolah secara genetik

had developed signs of liver and kidney toxicity?

menunjukkan tanda-tanda toksik pada hempedu dan ginjal?

These include kidney inflammation and lesions and increased kidney weight.

Ianya termasuk inflamasi hempedu dan ginjal yang membesar.

Yet almost all the corn we eat

Tetapi hampir semua jagung yang kita makan

has been altered genetically in some way.

sudah diolah secara genetik.

And let me tell you,

Dan izinkan saya beritahu,

corn is in everything.

jagung ini ada di dalam semua makanan.

And don't even get me started on the Confined Animal Feeding Operations

Jangan saya cerita Ops Makanan Terkurung

called CAFOS.

yang digelar CAFOS.

(Laughter)

(Ketawa)

Conventional farmers use chemical fertilizers

Petani konvensional menggunakan baja kimia

made from fossil fuels

diperbuat daripada bahan bakar fosil

that they mix with the dirt to make plants grow.

yang dicampur tanah untuk membaja tanaman.

They do this because they've stripped the soil from all nutrients

Ini dilakukan kerana tanah sudah tidak lagi ada nutrisi

from growing the same crop over and over again.

hasil dari menanam tanaman sama berulang-ulang.

Next, more harmful chemicals are sprayed on fruits and vegetables,

Kemudian, baja berbahaya ini disembur pada buah dan sayuran,

like pesticides and herbicides,

seperti racun serangga dan lalang,

to kill weeds and bugs.

untuk membunuh lalang dan serangga.

When it rains, these chemicals seep into the ground,

Bila hujan, bahan-bahan kimia ini akan masuk ke dalam tanah,

or run off into our waterways,

dan mengalir ke dalam sistem perparitan,

poisoning our water too.

meracuni air kita juga.

Then they irradiate our food, trying to make it last longer,

Mereka juga mengolah makanan kita, agar ianya tahan lebih lama,

so it can travel thousands of miles

supaya ia tahan perjalanan beribu batu,

from where it's grown to the supermarkets.

dari tempat ianya ditanam hinggalah ke pasaraya.

So I ask myself,

Saya tertanya pada diri sendiri,

how can I change? How can I change these things?

Bagaimana untuk membuat perubahan?

This is what I found out.

Ini adalah jawapannya.

I discovered that there's a movement for a better way.

Saya sedar ada cara yang lebih baik.

Now a while back,

Suatu masa dulu,

I wanted to be an NFL football player.

saya mahu menjadi pemain ragbi NFL.

I decided that I'd rather be an organic farmer instead.

Tetapi kini saya ingin menjadi petani organik.

(Applause)

(Tepukan)

Thank you.

Terima kasih.

And that way I can have a greater impact on the world.

Dengan cara ini, impaknya pada dunia akan jauh lebih besar.

This man, Joel Salatin, they call him a lunatic farmer

Joel Salatin, digelar petani gila

because he grows against the system.

kerana beliau bertani melawan arus.

Since I'm home-schooled,

Oleh kerana saya sekolah dari rumah,

I went to go hear him speak one day.

saya hadir syarahan beliau pada suatu hari.

This man, this "lunatic farmer,"

Lelaki ini, "lelaki gila" ini,

doesn't use any pesticides, herbicides,

tidak menggunakan sebarang racun,

or genetically modified seeds.

atau biji benih yang diubah.

And so for that, he's called crazy by the system.

Oleh sebab itulah beliau digelar gila.

I want you to know that we can all make a difference

Kita semua mampu melakukan perubahan

by making different choices,

dengan membuat pilihan yang berbeza,

by buying our food directly from local farmers,

dengan membeli terus dari petani setempat,

or our neighbors who we know in real life.

atau dari jiran yang memang kita kenal.

Some people say organic or local food is more expensive,

Ada yang berkata ianya jauh lebih mahal,

but is it really?

tetapi benarkah begitu?

With all these things I've been learning about the food system,

Dari semua yang saya pelajari mengenai sistem makanan kita,

it seems to me that we can either pay the farmer,

sama ada kita bayar para petani,

or we can pay the hospital.

atau kita bayar bil hospital.

(Applause)

(Tepukan)

Now I know definitely which one I would choose.

Saya yakin dengan pilihan saya.

I want you to know that there are farms out there --

Ramai petani di luar sana --

like Bill Keener in Sequatchie Cove Farm in Tennessee --

seperti Bill Keener di Sequatchie Cove Farm di Tennessee --

whose cows do eat grass

lembu-lembunya makan rumput

and whose pigs do roll in the mud, just like I thought.

khinzir mandi lumpur, serupa yang dibayang.

Sometimes I go to Bill's farm and volunteer,

Saya pergi ke ladang Bill untuk membantu,

so I can see up close and personal

supaya saya boleh lihat sendiri

where the meat I eat comes from.

dari mana datangnya daging yang saya makan.

I want you to know that I believe

Saya mahu anda tahu bahawa saya percaya

kids will eat fresh vegetables and good food

kanak-kanak akan makan makanan yang bagus

if they know more about it and where it really comes from.

Andai mereka tahu dari mana sumbernya datang.

I want you to know that there are farmers' markets

Ketahuilah bahawa ladang-ladang sebegini

in every community popping up.

sudah semakin banyak.

I want you to know that me, my brother and sister

Ketahuilah bahawa saya, adik-beradik saya

actually like eating baked kale chips.

sangat suka makan kerepek kangkung bakar.

I try to share this everywhere I go.

Saya mahu berkongsi ini ke mana sahaja saya pergi.

Not too long ago,

Tidak lama dahulu,

my uncle said that he offered my six-year-old cousin cereal.

pakcik saya memberi bijirin untuk anaknya yang berusia 6 tahun.

He asked him if he wanted organic Toasted O's

Ditanya samada dia mahu Toasted O's organik

or the sugarcoated flakes --

ataupun bijirin yang penuh gula --

you know, the one with the big striped cartoon character on the front.

bijirin yang kotaknya ada watak kartun di hadapannya.

My little cousin told his dad

Sepupu saya beritahu ayahnya

that he would rather have the organic Toasted O's cereal

dia mahu makan bijirin organik Toasted O's

because Birke said he shouldn't eat sparkly cereal.

sebab Birke cakap dia tidak patut makan bijirin yang bersinar.

And that, my friends, is how we can make a difference

Dan itu, hadirin, adalah cara kita berubah

one kid at a time.

bermula dari seorang kanak-kanak.

So next time you're at the grocery store, think local,

Bilamana pergi membeli-belah, selalu fikir barang tempatan,

choose organic, know your farmer and know your food.

pilih organik, dan fahami makanan anda.

Thank you.

Terima kasih.

(Applause)

(Tepukan)