What is Sustainable Food Anyway?

Change.org | Oct. 5, 2009 (Opinion)

Have you ever noticed that once a discussion goes on long enough, certain phrases start to lose meaning? Everybody merrily tosses terminology around, rarely stopping to think what each term really means. Some phrases seem to balloon, taking on connotations they weren’t designed to carry, and other phrases get pared down into a specific meaning until they are slivers of their former robust selves.

Such confusion is present in the food-obsessed ... Full Story »

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Subjects: Business, Sci/Tech, Living, Community
Topics: Environment, Sustainability, Food
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Posted by: Posted by Sarah Jean Alexander - Sep 10, 2011 - 8:38 PM PDT
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Sep 11, 2011 - 12:46 PM PDT

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 by Sarah Jean Alexander - Sep. 10, 2011

I think this article provides information and a sort of answer for many people who are interested in eating "organic" and "sustainable" foods. Sustainability may have lost its true meaning as more and more people turn to sustainable and organic foods and just assume the meaning of the word to be "fresh," "natural" or "healthy". In actuality, the term can mean different things and Gustafson sought to clarify just that in her article. Her article provides a lot of information from many sources, and though the information could get complex and scientific, she manages to write in a voice that is easy to understand--she leaves out jargon where jargon is unnecessary. Overall, it is an interesting read.

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