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Poor Taste
Why The Economist's recent assault on 'ethical food' missed the mark |
Tom Philpott |
03 Jan 2007 |
Victual Reality |
| Why The Economist's recent assault on "ethical food" missed the mark By Tom Philpott 03 Jan 2007 Last month, the influential British newsweekly The Economist took the measure of the sustainable-food movement and found it wanting. "There are good reasons to doubt the claims made about three of the most popular varieties of 'ethical food': organic food, fair-trade food, and local food," the journal declared, and proceeded to subject each to withering analysis. Do ... |
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