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Food: Organic vs. Local

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What does organic really mean? Organic food is one of the fastest growing industries in North America. Stores like Whole Foods are cashing in on our desire to eat Green. But aren’t we forgetting the enormous transportation costs of shipping organic produce halfway around the world to our grocery stores? This pod examines the organic food industry and takes a look at an alternative: local.
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18 responses // Food: Organic vs. Local

  • http://current.com/items/87868571_five_easy_ways_to_go_...
    Five easy ways to go organic.
    joshuaheller
  • Good work this pod- it was really enjoyable.
    kimrich09
  • Excellent!
    nonprophet
  • locals only. i feel that. but nothing really grows around LA i think.
    paulisthefuture
  • No the hippies are invading.
    thejunkman
  • I like the logic behind this pod but in today's growing society it seems like a very romantic idea.
    The same produce that is grown in one area will not always grow in another, and masses of people cannot be expected to give up the food that they can easily buy at a grocery store in favor of helping the environment.
    Again, great idea but seemingly impossible.
    NailBunnyLuver
  • lfm
    • lfm
    • 10 months ago
  • http://current.com/items/87608041_ecospot_eating_green
    Nice job Sandrachw. Well done pod, thank you.

    NailBunnyLuver, if you have to ship it all the better reason to make sure it is organic. Shipping by railway would ease the transportation impact, but we haven't invested enough in our infrastructure.;-(

    Using greentv's Ecospot technique, you might even be able to grow in LA, on the deck, or maybe rooftop?
    RIP South Central Farme http://current.com/items/76421922_a_little_piece_of_lan...

    Here's what went Wrong with the Organic Spinach (beef and dairy farmers).

    http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/21/opinion/21planck.html
    Feed lot photo http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/apr2005/20050415_feedlo...

    Who Owns What in the Organic food industry?
    2006 http://www.certifiedorganic.bc.ca/rcbtoa/services/image...
    2005 http://consciousconsuming.pbwiki.com/f/organic-industry...

    Defend organic standards whenever you get the chance. Grow your own, Shop at a Farmers Market if you can. Subscription gardening!? There are lots of possibilities:-)

    Organic and Local
    covelogibbs
  • http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/business/yourmoney/09...
    "But now comes a team of researchers from the University of California, Davis, who have started asking provocative questions about the carbon footprint of food. Those questions threaten to undermine some of the feel-good locavore story line, not to mention my weekend forays for produce. (A carbon footprint is a measure of the impact of human activities on the environment in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases produced.)

    While the research is not yet complete, Tom Tomich, director of the University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, said the fact that something is local doesn’t necessarily mean that it is better, environmentally speaking."

    NY Times
    bstein
  • Well done!
    Cinewalt
  • very interesting
    MrPleasant
  • Don't listen to the NY TImes. It's the printed equivalent of Faux News.

    Very nice pod Sandrachw.

    Keep up the good work!
    VoyagerFilms
  • Sandra,

    I really liked the flow of this pod. It even made me think twice about the pros/cons of buying local. However, I feel like it could have been more informative about the scientific differences between organic and conventional produce. It leaves me asking a few questions, like:

    What is really the difference between organic and conventional produce?

    What could happen if conventional produce keeps selling at the current rate?

    Illustrations/graphics might help to answer some of these questions.

    ~Ando
    Ando_SB
  • I'm a really big supporter of organic farmers and try to only buy usda; but this pod has pointed out how usda organic is good but supporting local farmers is part of community.
    pyropalmtree
  • I would say that Locally grown organic food is the best!!!
    jiacona
  • i agree..there is like this move ..an organic move..its like a trend..alot of people think they are eating organic but are they?..this is something i would love to learn more about! ..and i fully support local growers!
    JenIllescas
  • Why can't local farmers grow organic? They need to adapt to the demand of the people.
    pigmonkey
  • here is my problem with buying locally- I live somewhere where it is snowing for (seriously) 6+ months. while in the summer/fall months i am able to buy locally, during the winter/spring months it is near impossible because next to nothing grows..
    so what should i do?
    absentbree

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