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  sustainability vs organic

  after reading several of the comments.  One point, there is a difference between sustainable farming and organic farming.  Organic farming can be intensive and does use a lot of nutrient rich materials that make there way into our stream systems.  

  I think it is interesting that we are only looking at this issue from one issue, energy use.  Sustainable vs organic vs traditional farming effects our lives in multiple ways - water use, water quality, quailty of life, socieconomics....it cannot be reduced to a single issue.  Point in case, when I go the the local farmers market I am joined by the rest of upper-middle class educated people in my area.  There are a whole class of people left out that shop at the grocery store because it is cheaper, and when it comes to more food for your money there is no choice. On If buying locally isn't the answer, then what is? posted 2 years, 2 months ago 28 Responses

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  organic - why

  I am curious - why organic?  Just because you farm organic does not mean you are an environmentalist, or that you are doing a good job conserving and preserving soil and water.  Why not instead say buy from a local farmer whose goal is to be environmentally sustainable.  
  On Ten ways to turn that global frown upside down posted 4 years, 6 months ago 8 Responses

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  whats wrong with critisism

  I am wondering why so many people are afraid/angered by this essay.  What does that say about us if we as a group cannot withstand a little constructive criticism?  Personally I think they are right.  Environmentalism should not be just one issue.  I am tired of being told I care about the owls and the trees and not people.  I care about the environment because I want to have a safe and health place to live for my family, and every other living creature.  Why do people who care about the environment need to be left wing Democrats?  But the way the issues are currently being framed it comes out, as a liberal issue and not an issue the general public will stand behind.  It is time to start reexamining who we are and how we are going to get the job done.  What is that saying "politics makes strange bedfellows"?   It is time to start building coalitions not burning them.  
  So my advice, keep an open mind....read the essay for what it is - constructive criticism,  and use it as a tool, not a mission statement, to take environmentalism to the next step.
  On Civil-rights, suffrage activists didn't give up, and neither should environmentalists  posted 4 years, 7 months ago 4 Responses