Going corn-free is a pretty big challenge in modern America, just beginning is daunting, reading through all the lists of foods that contain corn. Ugh.


The thing is if you are conscious about what you eat, firstly, nourishing your body with what it needs and then secondly, thinking of your eco-impact the task is not that hard. Looking through my cabinets I found that most of my grain based foods were just that wheat grain based not corn, including my bread. The rest of my fridge was full of vegetables and natural, non-hydrogenated/unmodified foods which were free from corn derived preservatives and flavorings.
The hardest part was meat and dairy. I eat yogurt almost daily and its organic, plain, non-fat, local -ness was not indicative of what the producing animal consumed. But I still ate it. I was not in the position to just cut corn out of my life, in order to do that I would need time to phase it out. You can't just raid your kitchen and ban yourself from eating perfectly good food, it isn't economical, practical or accomplishing anything.
It is a life style change that must be taken seriously. Examine your body's needs and how you can meet them successfully with the smallest impact on the earth. It takes a lot of effort to be mindful of yourself when you are so highly dependent on other people and a distant system.