Spoiled: Organic and Local Is So 2008

That a recovering industrial farmer can't get respect from the alternative food crowd may seem trivial, but Fleming's experience cuts to the very heart of the debate over how to fix our food system. Nearly everyone agrees that we need new methods that produce more higher-quality calories using fewer resources, such as water or energy, and accruing fewer "externals," such as pollution or unfair labor practices. Where the consensus fails is over what should ... Full Story »

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Ben Ross
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by Ben Ross - Mar. 9, 2009

Author makes many assumptions...stating conventional wisdom....lopsided toward industry...neglects the impact of corporate farming, subsidies,NAFTA, public interest/opinion as M$M looks the other way concerning purity in food (FDA) (D of A), alternatives to monsanto....etc. not a bad start!

Meat eating is cannibalism, This article misses the spiritual angle of food....connection to all life. Is the food offered by corporations the cause of our health concerns (physical and mental) Much is written on this subject.....read more...

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