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  • From: "TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>
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  • Subject: [Livingontheland] ---| The Politics of Eating Local |-------------------------
  • Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 19:09:59 -0600

---| The Politics of Eating Local |-------------------------

Most of us city folk consider "the food industry" to be
a thing rather than a person, writes Barbara Kingsolver
in the May/June issue of Mother Jones, but it is real
people that grow the fruit and vegetables in our
supermarket carts, families who have often put a year
of labor into producing our food. The prices of organic
and locally grown meats and vegetables may seem high,
but those prices, she argues, "might actually send back
more than two dimes per buck to the humans putting
seeds in the ground, harvesting, attending livestock
births, standing in the fields at dawn." In the end,
eating local food isn't just about the environment;
it's about bridging the city-country divide.
Read: Seeing Red
http://ga3.org/ct/X1aQfmS1xXHO/

---| READ MORE in Mother Jones |-----------------------------

"The typical fruit or vegetable on an American's plate
travels some 1,500 miles to get there and is frequently
better traveled and more worldly than its eater,"
writes Michael Pollan, but there are signs of a
"gathering worldwide rebellion" against the industrial
food economy. Pollan recounts his visit to "one of the
most productive and sustainable farms in America."
Read: No Bar Code
http://ga3.org/ct/BpaQfmS1xXH6/

One astonishing phenomenon in the global food economy
is known as "redundant trade" - the simultaneous
import and export of the same food items. For example,
California imports and exports practically the
identical amounts of lettuce to and from Mexico,
defying the basic rules of supply and demand.
Read: Goin' Back to Cali
http://ga3.org/ct/XdaQfmS1xXHW/

---| LEARN MORE |-------------------------------------------

Do you want to know more about where your food comes
from, how it was grown, or where your money goes?
The FoodRoutes Network
http://ga3.org/ct/dpaQfmS1xXH4/
is a non-profit organization that offers a wealth of
resources and information on food, farming, and
sustainability. You can also check out
Sustainable Table
http://ga3.org/ct/47aQfmS1xXHm/
for a great knowledge database on subjects ranging
from animal welfare to workers' issues.

Farm Aid is a non-profit organization whose mission is
to raise awareness about farming issues and help family
farmers.
http://ga3.org/ct/ddaQfmS1xXHB/
According to their website, 330 family farmers are
forced out of farming every week by larger factory
farms. Find out more about the crisis in farm country
here.
http://ga3.org/ct/d7aQfmS1xXHX/

Eartheasy's Eat Menu explains all the ways that eating
local makes not just a healthier earth, but a healthier
you.
http://ga3.org/ct/edaQfmS1xXH3/
But it it possible to eart local without going broke?
Find out at the Eat Local Challange blog.
http://ga3.org/ct/e7aQfmS1xXHe/

---| TAKE ACTION |------------------------------------------

The Organic Consumers Association's Breaking the Chains
Campaign seeks to raise awareness about how our
purchasing decisions can lead to a safer, greener, and
more equitable society.
http://ga3.org/ct/4daQfmS1xXHj/
Check out the Organic Consumers Association's action
center for the latest action alerts.
http://ga3.org/ct/41aQfmS1xXHu/

Founded in 1998, Local Harvest is the top informational
resource for those interested in buying food from local
farms.
http://ga3.org/ct/cdaQfmS1xXHf/
It offers a comprehensive nationwide directory of small
farms, farmers' markets and other sources of local,
sustainably grown food.
http://ga3.org/ct/c7aQfmS1xXHv/
The Eat Well Guide offers another user-friendly search
engine to help you find healthy, local food in stores,
restaurants, and bed & breakfasts all over the US and
Canada.
http://ga3.org/ct/epaQfmS1xXHd/

Change starts at home. Farm Aid's "7 Ways to Become a
Farmer" explains that, be it in the form of a window
box, a community garden, or a family farm, growing your
own food is a local as you can go. Their website has
everything you need to get started.
http://ga3.org/ct/d1aQfmS1xXHc/







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