Can we afford to eat ethically?

Organic food prices are daunting in a recession. But do we have to choose between our principles and our pocketbooks? I devised an experiment to find out.

Last month, a report from England found sales of some organic food had fallen up to 31 percent. Ethical food advocates have been worrying about a similar trend in this country since the recession began: Just as the need for better food choices became more widely accepted, our economy fell apart, and consumers who once considered free-range, $5-a-dozen eggs a necessity may start eyeing the caged-hens carton for half that price. Full Story »

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Topics: Food, Global Economy
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Posted by: Posted by Mike LaBonte - Apr 25, 2009 - 2:33 PM PDT
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Edited by: Mike LaBonte - Apr 25, 2009 - 3:16 PM PDT

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by Mike LaBonte - Apr. 25, 2009

A very revealing first-person investigation story. All of the links and external source references are at the beginning, and they are only a small part of the story. A few more facts at the start would have been good (how many people do live at food stamp level?).

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