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  • From: "Jeanne Driese" <jeanne13 AT earthlink.net>
  • To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Earth charity
  • Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:47:26 -0500

Thanks Gene for putting this so well in so few words! Do you mind if I
quote you in a garden column I write?
I do the same thing as you and Chris but have managed to get the eggs for
$2.50
Jeanne
tnhillwoman
North East TN zone 6
----- Original Message -----
From: Gene GeRue
To: Homestead
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 4:01 PM
Subject: [Homestead] Earth charity


Earth charity

Chris and I buy organic and wild foodstuffs almost exclusively. These
foods cost substantially more than non-organic food. So why do we
spend so much more than we must?

There are three reasons for spending food money as we do. The first is
health benefits. We don’t buy disease treatment insurance; we buy
healthful food. The second reason is to reward farmers so they will
keep producing top-quality food. The third reason, which I think of as
an investment, is Earth charity.

For instance: we buy eggs that are from free-range hens that are fed
all organic feed and no antibiotics. We pay about three dollars per
dozen for these eggs. We could buy ordinary eggs laid by caged hens
fed a non-organic diet for a dollar a dozen. That is a two-dollar-per-
dozen premium. Some would say such an expenditure is foolish. Some
would use stronger words.

Here is my calculation: We pay a dollar to the hens, we pay a dollar
to the farmer and we pay a dollar toward Earth charity. We want happy
hens laying healthful eggs. We want happy farmers who produce organic
food to keep doing it. And we believe it makes sense to donate to
Earth charity.

What does Earth charity mean? What does that last dollar do? Lots of
things; I'll just name a few. It ensures that there are fewer
chemicals floating in the air, being breathed by my fellow humans. It
means fewer chemicals flowing with eroding soil down to streams,
rivers, lakes and ocean, thence to be ingested by the wild fish we
eat. It means chicken manure spread by the hens feeds the soil which
helps to maintain a thriving soil community, which produces healthier
plants for the hens to eat. I'm sure you will think of more. Bottom
line: we think Earth charity is a good investment.

I once read a saying that goes something like this: We do not inherit
the land from our parents; we borrow it from our children.
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