Comments on: Organic - a fading dream? http://www.strangechord.com/2003/07/30/organic-a-fading-dream/ ...reverberating Fri, 18 May 2012 06:11:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Jeremy http://www.strangechord.com/2003/07/30/organic-a-fading-dream/#comment-4839 Thu, 31 Jul 2003 11:36:38 +0000 http://www.strangechord.com/2003/07/30/organic-a-fading-dream/#comment-4839 The problem as I see it is that organic use to imply that the food was grown/raised locally by small farmers/rangers. Now the term organic just applies to how the food was grown/raised. The fact that we are facing this problem is in part the good news. It is a nice problem that organic is being used by the monster food companies. Now our job is to enroll people into buying food locally, when possible. The problem as I see it is that organic use to imply that the food was grown/raised locally by small farmers/rangers. Now the term organic just applies to how the food was grown/raised.

The fact that we are facing this problem is in part the good news. It is a nice problem that organic is being used by the monster food companies. Now our job is to enroll people into buying food locally, when possible.

]]> by: leblanc http://www.strangechord.com/2003/07/30/organic-a-fading-dream/#comment-4838 Thu, 31 Jul 2003 05:02:26 +0000 http://www.strangechord.com/2003/07/30/organic-a-fading-dream/#comment-4838 well... i guess i see the argument, in that if Philip Morris (which owns Kraft) and all the other huge food producers buy up all the smaller indie organic companies, they'll have a lot of political influence over the environmental regulation for organic food production, etc. on the other hand, i think it's great that major labels are putting organic food on the shelves, making buyers more aware who otherwise might not be. there is a disconnect between source and consumer for ANYTHING you buy on a grocery shelf, though. it would be impossible, actually, to feed everyone in america with locally grown and processed food anyway. there are just too many people in most places. there will always be farmers markets for those of us who live in urban areas. for those who don't live in places that have local produce, i think it's great that larger companies are stocking the shelves with organic food. it's definitely not a move in the wrong direction if you ask me. perhaps i'm being optimistic. well… i guess i see the argument, in that if Philip Morris (which owns Kraft) and all the other huge food producers buy up all the smaller indie organic companies, they’ll have a lot of political influence over the environmental regulation for organic food production, etc.

on the other hand, i think it’s great that major labels are putting organic food on the shelves, making buyers more aware who otherwise might not be.

there is a disconnect between source and consumer for ANYTHING you buy on a grocery shelf, though. it would be impossible, actually, to feed everyone in america with locally grown and processed food anyway. there are just too many people in most places.

there will always be farmers markets for those of us who live in urban areas. for those who don’t live in places that have local produce, i think it’s great that larger companies are stocking the shelves with organic food. it’s definitely not a move in the wrong direction if you ask me. perhaps i’m being optimistic.

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