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Is green food the future?
Lots of noise in the market about organic and green foods. Are they the future and would you pay more to access green food?
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Comment 1 27 Mar 2009, 2:38 PM
I would pay more for organic produce, but it has to be local. I don't want to buy organic products from overseas (contradicts the reasoning for buying them... what about the food miles it has travelled and the energy used to get them to me) but I will pay more for organic local produce.
Unsure if organic food is the future, let's work on local farmers being able to sell their produce at the local supermarket, eating local fresh produce (organic or not) and converting to vegetarianism.
For me it's about fresh, local produce, organic is good but we also don't use as nasty herbicides and pesticides (I hope) that were used 40+ years ago.
Comment 2 1 Apr 2009, 11:18 AM
I'd prefer to buy local food but am less interested in organics. I'd like to be able to pay more but that's just not an option for me.
Comment 3 26 Apr 2009, 10:27 PM
If the quantities of food needed to feed the general population can be produced organically then it's the future. If not, then there's issues. Since organic produce should have lower overheads to produce I don't see why I'd want to pay more for it. A bigger supply and demand market than I can influence through my individual purchasing will decide that one.
The growing of some produce (organically) by individual households should be promoted to supplement diet, reduce CO2 miles of produce consumed by households and help capturing some CO2 in the vegetable matter (even if only small - every bit helps). The extra produce can be shared among friends and family for a range of further positive and sustainable benefits. What about promoting the establishment of community gardens in the LGA?