Tonight I'm reading "Building the green economy: success stores from the grass roots." It's an inspiring book, showing how individuals and communities are making a difference.
Many people ask whether it's better to buy organic food, or local food. While the obvious choice is "local organic", that's not always an option. Local is better, if you have to choose.
One chapter contains a conversation with Anuradha Mittal, who is the Founder and Executive Director of the Oakland Institute, a non-profit research and advocacy organization. He states that the US is one country where organic farmers have to pay to get the certified organic label on their produce, while chemical farmers get away scot-free so they can provide so-called cheap food.
This book is an eye-opener. From stories about victories over polluters, big corporations, and government to grass-roots movements by unlikely participants, "Building the green economy" is an inspiration.
Many people ask whether it's better to buy organic food, or local food. While the obvious choice is "local organic", that's not always an option. Local is better, if you have to choose.
One chapter contains a conversation with Anuradha Mittal, who is the Founder and Executive Director of the Oakland Institute, a non-profit research and advocacy organization. He states that the US is one country where organic farmers have to pay to get the certified organic label on their produce, while chemical farmers get away scot-free so they can provide so-called cheap food.
This book is an eye-opener. From stories about victories over polluters, big corporations, and government to grass-roots movements by unlikely participants, "Building the green economy" is an inspiration.
