One of the first complaints you hear from people when it comes to eating organic food (or sustainable food, or local food) is that eating organic is too expensive. But there are several tips that can help you make eating organic more affordable, and sometimes even cheaper than eating conventionally farmed food. I’m going to use the word “organic” for this post, but know that these tips also apply to sustainable and local food. Personally, I often forego a certified organic label in favor of supporting a small local farmer who utilizes sustainable farming practices.
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A thoughtful reader left a provocative (no, not that kind, the thought kind) comment on a post of mine last summer, asking some interesting questions about industrial agriculture: On a more serious note, do you think the industrial food system is bad in-and-of-itself, or in the ways it currently operates? Could the system be changed? More importantly, could we (as in all almost 7 billion of us) survive without the industrial food system? How do we address the issue of food distribution (and why aren’t we doing a better job of it now)? I’m not sure if there are solid answers to these questions. As it is, I’m just kind of thinking out loud.
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This was a really great question posed by a reader on a post called Canning & Gratitude: On a more serious note, do you think the industrial food system is bad in-and-of-itself, or in the ways it currently operates? Could the system be changed? More importantly, could we (as in all almost 7 billion of us) survive without the industrial food system? How do we address the issue of food distribution (and why aren’t we doing a better job of it now)? I’m not sure if there are solid answers to these questions. As it is, I’m just kind of thinking out loud.
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I have been waiting impatiently for the release of Julie & Julia. I confess to having a bit of a crush on Amy Adams, and more than a bit of a crush on food. Not to mention that, as a blogger, this little (BIG) blogging success story was just what I needed to stave of…
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