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Let’s Face it. Organic is Expensive.
When I marketed Organic food to few consumers, they nodded in agreement about the goodness and health benefits. But the one question that I squirmed at was, “I heard its expensive, […]
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One of the daily decisions we all face is what to eat. How do we eat well and in a way that’s good for the environment — and at the same time have meals that […]
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It’s Sunday night and I’m on my laptop to begin this passionate subject – Organics!
My mind was whizzing with random topics and bits of information to write on this column. I realized then that […]
“Eating locally isn’t just a fad like the various diets advertised on late-night TV – it may be one of the most important ways we save ourselves and the planet.”
– Dr. David Suzuki, chair, The David Suzuki Foundation
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As a follow up to this recent photoset on eating locally […]
There’s an opinion piece in the NY Times today that argues against local food production being the most environmentally friendly way to get food to your table.
As regular readers know, this is a subject that’s dear to us here at 21st Century Citizen. We believe that supporting local agriculture has many benefits — including promoting […]
Tree hugger brings us news on new twist on local food, an underground farm in Tokyo. It’s main purpose is to provide training for Japanese students interested in learning about farming.
It reminds me of the Winter I grew organic tomatoes in my basement under lights. I calculated that it cost me $25 a month for […]
Here’s a wonderful post from Seacoast Eat Local, wonderful, very-local blog located in the Seacoast area of Southern, NH.
They blogged today about a youtube video that very simply lays out the story of our food supply and some of the issues surrounding it. For example, did you know that the process of growing, processing […]
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Still Life With Produce, originally uploaded by shawn schreiner.
More local food shots today. It’s almost August and we’re at just about the peak of gardening and local produce […]
The About Simple Ways blog notes a recent Japanese study which says eating a pound of beef is worse for the environment than “driving your car for three hours while leaving all the lights on back home.”
This study was also pointed to by the NewScientist.com news service:
A kilogram of beef is responsible for more […]
In a video posted testerday on youtube, David Fisher asks, “What would you be willing to do limit and/or regulate the meat industry in order to curb the climate crisis?”
His point is that methane is a greenhouse gas in the same way that CO2 is, except that the science shows it packs a more potent […]
