[Vision2020] Where in the World???

[Kenneth Marcy]

On Monday 25 May 2009 19:32:59 Chasuk wrote:
> If I was going to stop buying Western Family pickles because they are
> outsourced from India, then what else would I have to stop buying,
> following the same principle?

I think the implied suggestion is that food items from far away are more 
expensive monetarily and ecologically because the petro-products used in 
their growth and transport add excessively to the foodstuff's cost. Buying as 
much food from as close to home as possible minimizes some of those costs.

Buying more fresh foods in season supports local farmers, makes eaters more 
aware and appreciative of the source, quality, and quantity of what is eaten. 
It may mean that you'll consume less fresh fruit out of (North American) 
season, so, for example, fresh fruit salad in January would be less likely.

Suggested reading: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, by Barbara 
Kingsolver, and The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, by 
Michael Pollen.


Ken