Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["E. E. Mitchamore Jr" <emitch@att.net>]

I've been reading a lot related to these (International food) issues lately, but haven't noticed any organized efforts.  Paul Hawken's Blessed Unrest describes a "swarm" effect, but I think a lot more could be done by coordinating "local" food efforts between different countries and ecoregions.  There is still a useful place for transported food (who hasn't experienced a surplus of Zucchini at some time, only to wish for it at another?), but it's not being done very well at this time.  I have no idea what sort of organization(s) could improve that, but Fair Trade might be a good starting point.  How could a consortium of co-ops come into being?

 

E. E. "Mitch" Mitchamore
www.hillcountrynatives.biz

----- Original Message -----

From: Pego Rice

To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org

Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 8:03 PM

Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] NYTimes.com: Food That Travels Well

I am very glad you specified "Fair Trade".  The tests
on "organic" from Brazil, Mexico, china and the like
are often simply not organic.  Think, rather, a
well-bribed certifier.  New Zealand has better
standards, showing that you do well to check of the
report card of any overseas producer.  Big corporate
farms will always have the $$ to make those bribes
happen, while small traditional farmers and their fair
trade collectives... not so much.

I am having a hard time looking up the report card on
different countries of origin so I will have to. just
leave it at this

Yours, Pego



<<I really love my fruit plate in the AM, but local
fruit, though good, is very seasonal.  I'd feel good
about Fair Trade organic fruit from Mexico or
California when it's not available here.  I think we
could  do more to reduce the middleman's portion.>>



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