tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post4090574880151554216..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Locavore bashing in the NY TimesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-52971213414055508072010-08-27T07:04:44.597-07:002010-08-27T07:04:44.597-07:00I actually didn't read the article, but have r...I actually didn't read the article, but have read the comments here. Given that the article was in the NYT, I wonder what impact the author's location had? I live in a rural area of OH where local agriculture is an important and vibrant part of the economy. Local here is easy, seasonal doable but by no means easy. My perception of the comments here lead me to believe that perhaps his psmflowerladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13239750417463689373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-80322397180820670492010-08-22T22:19:54.370-07:002010-08-22T22:19:54.370-07:00Grrrr. The article drives me crazy. I do wonder ...Grrrr. The article drives me crazy. I do wonder if it is just fronted by big ag and honestly, I don't care what they say. I like buying my food from a local farmer. I like helping preserve the agricultural land outside our cities. I like how great local food tastes - so fresh! I like knowing that my stuff is not going to be recalled along with the hundreds of thousands of eggs, spinach,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-61153991892309509442010-08-22T07:39:10.677-07:002010-08-22T07:39:10.677-07:00The author obviously interviewed only people that ...The author obviously interviewed only people that share similar views. He has not done an appropriate job in interviewing a wide range of locavores. (Probably why he's in editorials and NOT a real journalist). <br />It's about SEEING where your food comes from. KNOWLEDGE of the people who grow your food. KNOWLEDGE about how their growing your food. <br />CASE IN POINT: recent egg Cynthianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-66221384022927367972010-08-21T14:16:23.918-07:002010-08-21T14:16:23.918-07:00The author clearly doesn't get it. RE: the tom...The author clearly doesn't get it. RE: the tomato... there is no need to truck in tasteless crunchy tomatoes from California! Eat something else and wait for the tomatoes to come in season.Vegetable Garden Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01641599988061148892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-83811563325934628592010-08-21T05:40:20.380-07:002010-08-21T05:40:20.380-07:00It's ironic that this article, which seems to ...It's ironic that this article, which seems to be a front job for the big ag companies, appears at the same time as a massive national recall of tainted eggs. We are lucky enough to have easy access through multiple farmers markets, CSA's and stores to truly local producers who give us clean, real food. This article sounded like a put up job. It is about the miles but it's also about Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-39944664953916070832010-08-20T16:48:47.146-07:002010-08-20T16:48:47.146-07:00Crunchy,
John Michael Greer (ArchdruidReport, htt...Crunchy,<br /><br />John Michael Greer (ArchdruidReport, http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com/2010/08/two-agricultures-not-one.html) makes the point that there are two complementary approaches to agriculture - intensive (garden) and extensive (field).<br /><br />With intensive gardening you use lots of labor for the return. Extensive growing is an exercise in economics. Until 2005, it made Brad K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18378344866487206569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-7542046359520488672010-08-20T13:57:41.090-07:002010-08-20T13:57:41.090-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05590834468436576998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-2706859434692302402010-08-20T13:57:03.660-07:002010-08-20T13:57:03.660-07:00I think he's both technically correct and miss...I think he's both technically correct and missing the point. "Local" like "organic" used to be short hand for a whole set of complex ideas and techniques. "Organic" <i>used</i> to mean, for example, a farm practicing soil building, ecosystem restoration, integration of domestic animals into the fertility management plan, direct marketing, etc. But now it just Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05590834468436576998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-68241101493568700492010-08-20T13:55:10.072-07:002010-08-20T13:55:10.072-07:00oh, god, I can't stand it.
"Agriculture,...oh, god, I can't stand it.<br /><br />"Agriculture, on the other hand, accounts for just 2 percent of our nation’s energy usage; "<br /><br />Sure, if you're including nuclear, coal, and hydro. ON the other hand, if you're looking at "fossil"; according to the UN, ag uses about 20%. Google it.<br /><br />"that energy is mainly devoted to running farm Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-75106861354000236232010-08-20T13:49:35.253-07:002010-08-20T13:49:35.253-07:00Hey Crunch. Yeah, that op ed caught my eye, too. ...Hey Crunch. Yeah, that op ed caught my eye, too. Wow, what a load of uncomposted intercontinental bullshit.<br /><br />Example. "It takes about a tablespoon of diesel fuel to move one pound of freight 3,000 miles by rail; that works out to about 100 calories of energy."<br /><br />Um. NO. So, he's been reading the rail industry ads. Good for him.<br /><br />Folks, we REALLY Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-14133442418547130152010-08-20T13:47:59.594-07:002010-08-20T13:47:59.594-07:00I think he is picking a fight. There is more to it...I think he is picking a fight. There is more to it than food miles- there is fresh fruit and veggies that are obviously better and packed with more nutrition. That, and I still believe that it is important to know where the hell the food comes from. I want to know that organic methods where favored. I want to know that the animals where treated ethically.Robj98168https://www.blogger.com/profile/12449968557883132353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-4928437407826840592010-08-20T13:08:22.217-07:002010-08-20T13:08:22.217-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Peak Oil Hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474901509039914502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-35183172717631602352010-08-20T13:08:19.750-07:002010-08-20T13:08:19.750-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Peak Oil Hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474901509039914502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-33085102027026981512010-08-20T13:08:18.507-07:002010-08-20T13:08:18.507-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Peak Oil Hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474901509039914502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-5000147037564584202010-08-20T13:08:07.816-07:002010-08-20T13:08:07.816-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Peak Oil Hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474901509039914502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-71281206028367383162010-08-20T13:08:02.478-07:002010-08-20T13:08:02.478-07:00The NY contributor makes some interesting points a...The NY contributor makes some interesting points about the relative costs of trucking produce vs. trucking people to the Farmer's Market. However, I think he's just picking a fight, because local food is about a lot more than food miles. <br /><br />Choosing fresh, locally grown food means that you can choose your farmer, look them in the eye and ask questions about how the food was Peak Oil Hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474901509039914502noreply@blogger.com