...is really one important way to help the planet. food IS really a big issue when it comes to environment: chemicals in the soil and the air, toxic waters. Plus: deforestation, (soy is killing the amazon (soy which is mostly sold as cattle feed) and palmoil is killing the rainforests in malaysia, indonesia) that is really something you can do...
I agree! If you can, eating locally grown food is really important too, just to cut the fuel consumption and emissions from transporting food. I heard last night that eating local just once a week is equivalent to driving a Prius all year. The operator of my CSA said it, so she might be biased-lol! I think organic just tastes better, too. I'm munching on some snap peas from my CSA basket right now.
Agreed, but you have to remember that organic food (in supermarkets at least) have still been treated with chemicals, just approved chemicals. So you cant think that that it is completly pure and earth friendly, just more so than regular food. Eating locally as mentioned above is a great way to downsize your footprint on earth. And it is usually alot healthier and tastier as well.
agreed as well! Eat locally, eat organic, eat all natural, eat cage free. Not only is it healthier for you and the planet (basically the same thing; very connected), but it shows to companies and the economy that more and more people are waking up and paying attention to what they're eating and how they are effecting the environment. More companies will see that this is what people want; the be earth friendly and healthy, and hopefully they too will follow suit.
Very good post, I fully agree with you. You are correct in everything stated. I just hope more companies would follow suit and use their minds and think long term and not just be obsessed with the short term quarterly profit. If more companies realize that this is the way to go and this is what the people want, then hopefully prices would go down. People should also realize they need to put some thought into what they eat, how they care for the environment, their lifestyle, etc. Think long term also. Unfortunately, I think, the average American attention span is like 15 seconds.
Yeah, that'll happen. You cannot force a diet on a culture. We can feed the world on organic and bio-intensive methods however
Hello, I'm a new member of this forum. I am not a hippy, but I share a number of values with you. Last Friday I joined a group of other Italians (I'm Italian, by the way) who belong to the Beppe Grillo group. Beppe Grillo is a very peculiar kind of comic in Italy who has always dealt with politics and its contradictions in his speeches. Because of his statements he has also been sent away from TV for 5 years. He's now back, talking to Italians through public speeches in the squares of Italy. There are a number of Italians in New York and in the States nearby who join everym onth to discuss protest plans and so on. Last Friday we gathered in a pizzeria in NY City, but we would like to pick up a place (doesn't have to be a pizzeria) with whom to share basic policy/ ethical principles (local food, honest prices, honest treatment of its employees etc. etc.). Do you know any such place in New York City? since we eat and PAY everytime we meet, we would like at least to contribute to activities whose principles and ethics are transparent and shared. If you don't know any such place, could you please ask your friends or somebody you know? we would really appreciate that. Thank you so much, Laura.
Actually, it benefits workers in developing countries by creating demand for organic food, thus allowing them to farm organically. Their land, bodies, and children are not poisoned to grow food for us.
It would also help to grow what you can for yourself. If you have the room to have a vegetable garden, perhaps plant one. If you live in a city and this is impossible, perhaps consider growing a few herbs in a pot. I gave my mom different seeds for herbs like basil w/ a pot that would fit nicely on a table or window seal. Just a thought for those who like growing plants! Peace and love
Thing is, it's going to be less the small farmers in developing countries using the extreme amounts of chemicals and more the supermarkets poisoning local water and people.
It's exciting to think of price-conscious shoppers the world over voting with their pocketbooks to save the Earth. How do we pierce America's 24/7 cacophony of artificially sweet commercials touting fake foods that stuff young bodies with hollow calories?
organic stuff is also more expensive but its really great and we try to get alot of stuff thats organic theres actually a farm that brings bags of produce to my dads work every week for the people taht order it so its really great
