Guest guest Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 Small-Scale Farmers Are Going "Beyond Organic" to Push Local Foods Once the perceived purview of hippies and wackos, organic food has become so mainstream that you can purchase Safeway-brand organic frozen peas. But is buying organic enough? That oh-so-healthy pesticide-free mango you bought in Minneapolis sure as heck didn't grow in your neighbor's back 40; in fact, the average food product in the United States travels 1,500 to 2,500 miles from farm to table. That makes for a lot of burned fossil fuels -- and food that's not fresh. To counteract this trend, a loose network of farmers, consumers, and advocacy groups is trying to push agriculture one step closer to sustainability by urging consumers to go "beyond organic." Michelle Nijhuis documents the movement, only on the Grist Magazine website. only in Grist: Beyond the pale green -- by Michelle Nijhuis in Main Dish <http://www.gristmagazine.com/maindish/nijhuis111203.asp?source=daily> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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