Given a choice between non-organic local food (grown within 100 miles) or organic food imported from across the country or even another country, which would you choose?
2007-12-08 04:11:52 · 4 answers · asked by nev 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Local
It supports our local farmers and you can speak to them to see what and if chemicals are used in their produce.
2007-12-08 04:21:20 · answer #1 · answered by mom of 3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neighborhood is better. The predicament is that the majority "natural" meals is not nearby, so more gasoline is spent transporting it to wherever you're. Also, these "healthy" matters aren't utilizing recognized and nontoxic and strong pesticides, so that they ought to do some thing else, which also charges more. Right here in California, we've laws that designate that pesticides break down within two weeks; even better, our herbicides like "round-Up" flip to fertilizer within two weeks. Why now not use them? The style isn't distinct, and the excellent of the meals probably much less. Buying nearby is fine. Alternatively, I visited enough "Farmer's Markets" to discover that the "farmers" there have pushed in from somewhere else, they usually actively run this circuit hitting a farmer's market nearly daily of the week. Once more, gas charges. Develop your possess? Why not begin a Victory garden? -
2016-08-06 10:39:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Local over industrial organic every time.
2007-12-08 04:33:19 · answer #3 · answered by Ohiorganic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Local it is supports our local farmers
2007-12-08 11:58:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋