The Backlash Against the Eat-Local Movement

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idonthaveone — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:35:28 GMT

I love our local farmer's market in Holland Michigan. It has become quite the gathering place on Saturday mornings and possibly on Wednesday mornings, although I work & haven't made time to go there midweek (but I will start this year!). We have live musicians, a great variety of local fruits, vegetables, flowers, and plants, as well as a few crafts and honey, maple syrup, and bread vendors. The city even built an attractive new site for it a couple years ago with partially covered vendor areas in case of rain. I only wish we had a longer growing season as it is closed from November to mid May.

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Conscious Evolution — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:26:08 GMT

Hold up, oil companies and every other mass polluting industry does not want us to beleive that Global Warming is a scam? What are you smoking? Do you know how much it will cost them to clean up thier act? Follow the money indeed... I honestly do not know is Global Warming is an excuse to dominate us all or if it is caused by those who want to dominate us all! Kind of hard to tell, if it does exist then we need to fix it fast. Either way, we must overthrow the power elite to find the truth for ourselves!

WE MUST START A REVOLUTION

But what kind?

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curious7 — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:18:56 GMT

I say again, the shorter the peroid between harvest, and consumption, the more nutrition derived from the food. It is not in the best interests of "Big Pharma" for us to be healthy. A healthy populous, does not need to buy medication of any type.

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emilypureandnatural — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:46:26 GMT

Well said healthnutmom, well said. I think those people (Al Gore being the leader) that think we can alter the earth's climate (ie; stop a cooling or warming trend, stop a hurricane, stop a flood or volcanic eruption are a little too big for their britches. Joel3000 wrote Gore is a "figure of integrity? What exactly has he done besides start up a business (capatilism...isn't that what he's against...big business?) so he can profit (another no-no he rails against) off of others wasteful habits. Why doesn't he just start by shrinking his own footprint if he really thinks it will fend off global warming and show others how to do it instead of saying waste, waste, waste and then buy offsets (from his company of course) to "offset" your lifestyle. I can't believe his supporters don't (or refuse) to see this.

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skizex — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:15:27 GMT

please watch 'The Great global Warming Swindle' on Youtube. It is the the solar system, not C02. Sure, jet persistent 'con'trails, factory farming, industrial pollution, DU are nasties and even evil (Depleted Uranium), but the natural warming is being pinned on us by those who wish to enslave and exterminate. I believe as many others that the chemical laden con-trails are a big part of trapping heat into the atmosphere, among many other things....weather mod, depop, military 3d imaging, communications, HAARP conjuction for mindcontrol, etc/// Carnicom.com is a good source for those who have looked up and seen these sometimes ghastly operations and have a little question as to why they are there in the back of their minds.

In the end, many will be deceived. These aluminum oxide, barium laden 'con-trails are affecting crops and animals alike. Look up Rosalind Peterson or Bridget Conroy on google as to the fallout. And check out newyorkskywatch.

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ryree — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:46:24 GMT

I think its sad how many toddlers and young kids are turned off at such an early age to vegetables and fruits because their only experience with them are the poor tasting , low quality kinds sold at supermarkets. There is nothing like a sun-ripened, organic, locally grown tomato or other kind of vegetable or fruit. The kind you buy at the store are bred to be shipped and picked before they ripen for long hauls and to last longer, not for taste.

Also let me point this out here. We have a local farm market that I visited and I had bought some tomatoes that tasted just like store bought. After some snooping I found out that this guy was selling the same stuff that grows on a commercial farm a few counties away and they sprayed it regularly. So just a reminder that local doesnt mean organic or fresh.

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gigi — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 20:13:52 GMT

I am totally confused about "buying local" - which is all well and good if you live near to farms or farmer's markets. Living in a large urban city - the best produce available is the organic at the stores - even the few farmer's markets that are available mostly have "local" produce that are not organic - they are grown with pesticides and artificial fertilizers, etc. Are these local products better for us than the organics at the supermarket???? I would not think so. If you know the farms are organic farms that is great - but just to push to buy locally from farmers that may be using pesticides and fertilizers and even genetically modified seeds is something that should be addressed. Just writing articles to buy locally is confusing to those of us who have been supporting the organic food industry for years.

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corgi — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:16:34 GMT

If you want to know the truth about global warming or farmers markets, follow the money, the BIG money. American businesses have become so greedy, selfish and monopolistic since the govt 'deregulated' everything under the sun, that they now run amok and unfettered by laws , rules or morals. The WILL crush all of us to get the last dollar into their offshore bank accounts. The sad thing is that WE let THEM do it to us and they will never change their practices until they are threatended with massive force, revolt or their factories are blockaded.

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joel3000 — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:48:38 GMT

Global Climate Change is real. I study transportation and energy issues related to global warming. No credible climate scientists question question it. The sunspot theory guy is a fraud, look it up.

Climate change is caused by globalizations demand for cheap energy and transportation. Hydrocarbons are the

cheapest and best source of energy (especially transportation energy). When combusted and released into the

atmosphere in the massive quantities that are done they change the heat absorption characteristics of the atmosphere.

Makes sense doesn't it? The changes are causing climate variability.

The site http://realclimate.org is an excellent resource.

The people who want you to believe global climate change is a scam are the major industrialists. First of all they

do not want to be held responsible if it does happen. Second, they do not want to have to spend their money to alter

their practices. Oil companies funded many of the climate change challenges. No surprise.

Natural practices such as local organic farming and holistic health help prevent climate change. They are less

energy intensive then the industrial alternatives.

Lastly, Al Gore has been smeared to death by the MSM. Al Gore is a rare public figure of integrity which is why the commercial media and his political enemies attack him relentlessly. For example, many people believe that Al Gore claimed he "invented the internet." This is not true. Read the Snopes article for the real story: www.snopes.com/.../internet.asp.

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Marnie1 — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:46:16 GMT

Gary J Collins, i'ts not carbon DIOXIDE that is the problem. That is the what we breathe out after breathing in oxygen. It's carbon MONOXIDE (mon vs di oxide) that is the problem. 2 carbon molecules vs. 1 carbon molecule.

MONOXIDE is the poison.

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Sybilicious — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:35:46 GMT

Folks should consider it the PATRIOTIC DUTY to eat local. We should all start Victory Gardens again.

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Aaltrude — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 08:05:48 GMT

There are four organic stalls at our local Farmer's Market. They are usually the busiest.

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Vicki Marie — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:05:20 GMT

Invest in your local CSA and you can drive right up to where the food is grown and shake hands with the workers that harvested it that morning. (And yes, you can safely shake their hands because they do not use pesticides.)

Remember that produce starts losing vitamins, minerals, etc. from the moment it is picked. Much of the produce that is shipped has to be picked green in order for it not to rot before it gets purchased at the supermarket.

My CSA is 2 miles from my church and my pickup is Sunday from 1 to 7 so it's very convenient and makes Sunday supper fresh and healthy.

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megan490 — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:47:09 GMT

What comes to mind is that i cannot have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.

I'd say the best way to convince them they're wrong is to feed them local produce. My DH, who is very easy to cook for and likes just about anything except peas and lima beans, commented that one dish i often make didn't taste quite as good one this one particular time. It was still good, but not quite as tasty as usual. The only difference was the tomatoes. I had run out of the ones i canned and had bought some canned tomatoes at the store to use. As we've made the switch to using local food when possible, both of us have noticed that it simply tastes better.

I havn't noticed much backlash, in part because we still have farmers here who have family-run farms and want to stay in business. I found it very encouraging to see lots of cars at the local farmer's market. It's closer than any grocery store.

But, were i to have a discussion with a backlash sort of person, i'd ask him how much more carbon i'm using by buying locally. I'd probably also send him a link to the YouTube video (FO)Odometer. One comment left asked, what, you expect me to have a citrus tree in my own back yard so i can have an orange (i edited the expletives in my paraphrasing ;-)

Well, that's partly the point. I'm not in an area of the world that grows kiwis, so if i want one, then yeah, there's a large carbon footprint, but there are many foods that are grown locally, and i can make the decision to eat those foods and respect the fact that i can enjoy them seasonally.

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Magnolia — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 04:00:05 GMT

I think Wassily is right - we rarely hear from the powers that be until they begin to feel our presence. Every tomato purchased from your local farmer is one less purchased at your neighborhood supermarket.

Be advised; the supermarkets are guilty of deceptive marketing. I was at the store tonight for a couple of things and saw a bin of peaches with a sign that said, locally grown peaches. However, after examining some of them I saw that while there were some grown in South Carolina (I am in Georgia) most of them were from New Jersey. Now, I would stretch the locally grown label to include South Carolina, but New Jersey? I don't think so. Read everything and ask questions. If they can't tell you where it came from, don't buy it.