Greenista Girl Neha
Have you noticed that sometimes while you are conversing over dinner, that the topic has ended up about the epidemic caused by food-related diseases? I am amazed that the one source that nourishes, satiates, and fulfills every breath of our being – could possibly be the one thing that takes our breath away.
Kevin
One of the most heartfelt stories I heard in relation to food, was Kevin’s Law – from Food Inc. – which begs the meat-industry to follow higher safety regulation in factories and lower food-borne illness. Kevin was a young toddler who passed away from eating a burger that had E.Coli within 12 days. Please see below for more links regarding Kevin’s family – and ways you can take action.
After hearing this story, you must be wondering – who knows the true difference between organic and conventional?
Well, as someone who has been in this industry for years, I can tell you, there is a HUGE difference in terms of producing a product ethically, and non-ethically. Organic farmers have to abide by much stricter regulations that conventional farmers – in relation to soil, farming techniques, pollution, health conditions, and much more. Therefore, sometimes organic production can be much more labor intensive.
Let’s do a simple math problem. Let’s say you go to buy a tomato plant. (Now here in Texas, it is impossible to make a tomato plant grow no matter how GREEN your thumb is).. Let’s say that you use organic fertilizer and soil growing this plant vs. conventional soil and fertilizer. The yield of the amount of tomatoes you receive is not going to be the same.
The next question posed is – Do you believe in quantity over quality?
My answer, if you are even remotely interested in http://www.greenista.com – is that you are definitely into quality – uniqueness – ethics- purpose – sustainability – etc.
So, rather than ending up in the hospital for salmonella – wouldn’t it be better to focus on local, homegrown, organic produce – which may be a bit more painful on the wallet – but much less than a hospital bill? I think so.
Here are some further articles regarding Organic Food Vs. Conventional:
http://www.organicauthority.com/organic-living/lauras-letter/organic-food-and-safety.html
Kevin’s Law:
http://www.cspinet.org/new/200305221.html
Kevin’s Story:
http://www.foodborneillness.org/kevins_story.htm
How to Help Kevin through Petition Signing, Donations, and More:
http://www.foodborneillness.org/take_action.htm
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