[MD] politics and food

[Ian Glendinning]

On the food topic, and the impicit sustainabilty issues ...

One of the things we've noticed about living in Alabama these last two
years has been how easy it is to live a low-food-miles lifestyle. So
much produce originates locally, cheaply and seasonally in these
Southern US states, and so little needs much packaging, even when
bought from the local (big evil capitalist) Walmart.

Paradoxically, I've never eaten more healthily, nor with a clearer
conscience, than I have the last couple of years in the US. Gonna be
harder to keep that up in Northern Europe.

Ian

On 8/8/08, Stephen Hannon <stevehannon at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi gav,
>
> I just recently read a book called The Omnivore's Dilemma, in which
> the author asks the question "where does your food come from?"  Being
> a college student, it's safe to say that most of my food comes from
> the supermarket/industrial food (including cafeteria).  I think it
> would be a good start if everyone would pay attention to where their
> food comes from and how many steps it takes to get there.  Even so, it
> would be difficult for most college students to appreciate the
> difference between high Quality food and food engineered to mimic that
> Quality, at least enough to pay for it on a regular basis.
>
> Peace,
> Steve
>
> On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 10:13 PM, ARLO J BENSINGER JR <ajb102 at psu.edu> wrote:
> > [gav]
> > and to finish a question: where do you get most of your food? supermarket, grow
> > yourself, farmer's market, local grocers, community supported agriculture etc?
> >
> > [Arlo]
> > We've belonged for years to a CSA Farm. We supplement this with some things I
> > grow myself and (in season) our local farmer's market. I have the benefit of
> > living in a valley packed with Amish farms and roadside stands. I try to keep
> > between 80-90% of all my food "local" (and also organic). Most weeks its easy,
> > some weeks hard, but its a worthwhile effort.
> >
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