By: shmrd

shmrd — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 23:04:04 +0000

Also, there’s community gardens. But what I would like us to do, ideally, is REALLY get back to nature . . . stop believing that what’s in our backyards (or forests) are weeds, and start knowing what our long-ago ancestors knew.

By: emilyb

emilyb — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:18:37 +0000

Thanks for adding this valuable information Taylor.

By: Taylor Agriss

Taylor Agriss — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 21:51:39 +0000

I agree with what Victoria is saying about wanting our food to be nutritious. It is important to buy healthy food…but I read an article recently which explained that many organic companies, are unfortunately cutting standards. For the 28,000 companies(rough #), there are only around 100 regulators to keep checks and balances on these companies! That is not good! I think a solution to this would be to first buy as much local produce as you can and to eat seasonally. In my opinion, local is more sustainable than “organic”. Get to know your farmers or find a co-op which carries products you can trust. Just because some farmers aren’t certified organic, does not rule out that they still might have great produce and a great farm. This article also talks about how the “organic” labeling of things is now being marketed for financial gain. How can consumers shop and trust in these organic labels, when there is no real or sufficient regulation and labeling of different products. My family and I have a goal this year to can and freeze everything we need for the entire year. We will get all of it from our garden plot we got, or from our local farmers market. If we can support our local farmers and their sustainable practices, then more people and children of our future will be likely to trust in this as a livelihood! Our prices will even out and eventually the practice of farming will return to how nature intended it to be.

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