buy locally-grown food when possible, especially organic; and
Neither of these options is necessarily "good for the environment." Organic crops often require more energy to produce, so while we are spared the nasty chemicals in the runoff, we're burdened with additional fossil fuel use. And locally grown food is usually produced and transported inefficiently, meaning there are often more food-miles on a locally-grown tomato than on one from across the country. Not to mention that locally grown food can involve energy-intensive hot houses and hydroponics, if the climate is wrong.
My point is not, "Don't eat local or organic." It's, "Interrogate your choices very, very carefully before claiming that they're environmentally responsible."
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dancing_serpent
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Date: 2008-03-31 02:18 am (UTC)Neither of these options is necessarily "good for the environment." Organic crops often require more energy to produce, so while we are spared the nasty chemicals in the runoff, we're burdened with additional fossil fuel use. And locally grown food is usually produced and transported inefficiently, meaning there are often more food-miles on a locally-grown tomato than on one from across the country. Not to mention that locally grown food can involve energy-intensive hot houses and hydroponics, if the climate is wrong.
My point is not, "Don't eat local or organic." It's, "Interrogate your choices very, very carefully before claiming that they're environmentally responsible."