13lucky13
February 21, 2009 at 11:32 pm
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Some organic clothing brands also say they are “Fair Trade” as well as Organic.
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justontime
February 22, 2009 at 6:42 pm
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The main thing is Environmentally, organic food is gentle on the earth.
How can it be gentle on the earth if it has travelled half way around the world to get to you! What you think organic means is often not the reality especially with the imported stuff. Give me local farm assured (non intensive) every time. I will buy local organic too if I know where it came from and how it was reared. People need to think harder about this issue, if it needs to travel miles to get to you think hard about cutting it out of your diet. It can be done – see the other threads on this subject.
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deltic
February 22, 2009 at 8:41 pm
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How can it be gentle on the earth if it has travelled half way around the world to get to you! What you think organic means is often not the reality especially with the imported stuff. Give me local farm assured (non intensive) every time. I will buy local organic too if I know where it came from and how it was reared. People need to think harder about this issue, if it needs to travel miles to get to you think hard about cutting it out of your diet. It can be done – see the other threads on this subject.
Absolutely right, people really must think more deeply on this. Organic does not necessarily mean green and it doesn’t always mean welfare friendly. There is no common definition of organic. Support your local farmers markets and farm shops and if you must buy organic, buy local.
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mollyl
June 2, 2009 at 8:17 pm
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Some organic clothing brands also say they are “Fair Trade” as well as Organic.
Good point. “Fair Trade” in clothes, and coffee, as well, tells us it was ethically gotten. They may be a bit more expensive, but it’s worth it.
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