Monday, October 26, 2009

welcome!

i would like to say i have always had strong opinions, but that isn't true. it wasn't until college that i knew what i loved and what i didn't. i had always loved being outdoors and certainly grew up respecting wildlife. but college opened up a lot of doors...in my head. i feel like i became who i am today because of what i learned in college. and it wasn't necessarily what i learned in the classroom, but what i was exposed to. i was exposed to reintroducing elk to western pennsylvania and the pros and cons of that endeavor. i was exposed to tree planting along a stream on farmland in lancaster county. i was exposed to the lack of fresh produce, or produce at all, to inner city residents. i was exposed to a farmer's life on a newly started CSA (community supported agriculture). i was exposed to professors who were really involved in local affairs, from reducing the city's waste to promoting the local farmer's market to discovering the history behind a local cemetery.

since college, i have floated around a bit, but i always find out about the local environmental issues, the local shops, the local restaurants, the local farmer's market...these are my true passions.

i am not sure what prompted me to start a blog...could be because i have more time on my hands right now being inbetween jobs. i would like this to be about food...to be about local and sustainable agriculture and farms...local businesses...environmental issues...the way we eat...and any other related issues. i learn a lot on my own, but i am sure there is more to discover so i welcome your input.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/23/world/europe/23degrees.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=sweden&st=cse

to get things started - something that was in the news recently was about how sweden is going to start putting on all food items the carbon footprint it takes to make that particular item of food. i think this is a great idea. it is not going to work for everyone, but it might get some people to think twice about what they are buying and the consequences on their buying actions. thoughts?
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  1. AnonymousOctober 27, 2009 at 11:08 AM

    This is a good idea, at least in thought. The United Kingdom already has some products that do just this (specifically packages of Walkers Crisps) but the impact on the public seems limited at best. Anyone can see which packaged product requires more CO2 to produce simply looking at the kg weights on the label (which in itself isn't very eye catching), but putting this into a perspective that the general public can appreciate is hard. Nonetheless it is not a bad road to take. Generally food packaging is cluttered with irrelevent information on the product history or some zingy story that no one really cares about anyway. Adding this sort of information at least can contribute to the public intellect - maybe one day people will be as familiar with their CO2 weight purchases as they are in their calorie intake as described by the other informative label on the package - FDA nutritional information.

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