Local vs. Organic II

Not to belabor the point but just to be clear the previous post was primarily about forcing people to think a little deeper about where their food comes from. Certainly, you may eat strictly veggies for multiple reasons, e.g. you simply don't want to eat animals as well as you would like to be good to Mother Earth. Just keep in mind whatever you do the best thing you can do bar none is to try and go local when possible. Also, it's admittingly tough to always be on top of where your food comes (although what might help a little is getting politicians to go along with the COOL - country of origin labeling - law that apparently passed and yet now has mostly been delayed til 2008 so they undoubtedly have time to figure out how to kill something people overwhelmingly favor). Anyway, so everything is still largely up to the consumer.

Fortunately it can be fun, as Slow Food conveys as well as the Earth Dinner I plan on hosting in the near future (stay tuned!). Plus, it's fun to search for local producers and users of local produce at things like Local Harvest (interested in meat, poultry, dairy, and eggs? Check out Eat Well Guide).