Comments on: Sustainable vs. Industrial http://www.sustainabletable.org/2009/04/sustaianble-industrial/ Celebrating local sustainable food, educating consumers on food-related issues and working to build community through food. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:42:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Why Buy Sustainable? « Diane Hatz - unplugged and unedited http://www.sustainabletable.org/2009/04/sustaianble-industrial/comment-page-1/#comment-266122 Why Buy Sustainable? « Diane Hatz - unplugged and unedited Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:46:58 +0000 http://www.sustainabletable.org/?p=2189#comment-266122 [...] last week’s post, Sustainable vs. Industrial, we compared sustainable farming with industrial agriculture. This week, we have eight reasons why [...] [...] last week’s post, Sustainable vs. Industrial, we compared sustainable farming with industrial agriculture. This week, we have eight reasons why [...]

]]> By: Why Buy Sustainable? | Sustainable Table http://www.sustainabletable.org/2009/04/sustaianble-industrial/comment-page-1/#comment-266083 Why Buy Sustainable? | Sustainable Table Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:04:44 +0000 http://www.sustainabletable.org/?p=2189#comment-266083 [...] last week’s post, Sustainable vs. Industrial, we compared sustainable farming with industrial agriculture. This week, we have eight reasons why [...] [...] last week’s post, Sustainable vs. Industrial, we compared sustainable farming with industrial agriculture. This week, we have eight reasons why [...]

]]> By: diane http://www.sustainabletable.org/2009/04/sustaianble-industrial/comment-page-1/#comment-266071 diane Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:47:56 +0000 http://www.sustainabletable.org/?p=2189#comment-266071 Hi MB - I'm not sure if I can go into that kind of detail here on the blog. As you said, whole books have been written about just some of these topics, so I can't go into that kind of depth. What I try to do is put links to our Issues pages on Sustainable Table so people like you who want to read more can read more - everything there is footnoted so you can also see the sources. For example, if you go to our Water Pollution page at http://www.sustainabletable.org/issues/waterpollution/ and scroll down to "For More Information," you can see some reports that you can read that will give you more detail. (Cesspools of Shame is well written and an easy read.) The Food and Agriculture organization from the United Nations has some information on animal stress and how it affects meat - http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/X6909E/x6909e04.htm. What I'll also try to do in the future is link to other organizations or information that I think might help you. I'm trying to not overwhelm people with information, so I'll keep working on finding the right balance. Thanks for your comments! Hi MB -

I’m not sure if I can go into that kind of detail here on the blog. As you said, whole books have been written about just some of these topics, so I can’t go into that kind of depth. What I try to do is put links to our Issues pages on Sustainable Table so people like you who want to read more can read more – everything there is footnoted so you can also see the sources. For example, if you go to our Water Pollution page at http://www.sustainabletable.org/issues/waterpollution/ and scroll down to “For More Information,” you can see some reports that you can read that will give you more detail. (Cesspools of Shame is well written and an easy read.)

The Food and Agriculture organization from the United Nations has some information on animal stress and how it affects meat – http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/X6909E/x6909e04.htm.

What I’ll also try to do in the future is link to other organizations or information that I think might help you. I’m trying to not overwhelm people with information, so I’ll keep working on finding the right balance.

Thanks for your comments!

]]> By: MB http://www.sustainabletable.org/2009/04/sustaianble-industrial/comment-page-1/#comment-266064 MB Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:54:32 +0000 http://www.sustainabletable.org/?p=2189#comment-266064 I look forward to seeing more detail here. You make a lot of claims in this blog that need to be better defined and explored in order for newcomers to take them seriously. I mean, whole books have been written on each topic! I'd love to see this blog become a place where, not only can I get informed about these subjects, but I can also be armed with detail and fact. As I tell my friends about factory farming and sustainable agriculture, they wonder why they should spend more or go out of their way to purchase such products. How do you know the water is polluted more by factory than by small farms? Can you provide accounts of animal stress? All of these questions, when answered in detail, really help me change minds. Thanks for doing what you do! MB I look forward to seeing more detail here. You make a lot of claims in this blog that need to be better defined and explored in order for newcomers to take them seriously. I mean, whole books have been written on each topic! I’d love to see this blog become a place where, not only can I get informed about these subjects, but I can also be armed with detail and fact. As I tell my friends about factory farming and sustainable agriculture, they wonder why they should spend more or go out of their way to purchase such products. How do you know the water is polluted more by factory than by small farms? Can you provide accounts of animal stress? All of these questions, when answered in detail, really help me change minds.

Thanks for doing what you do!

MB

]]> By: diane http://www.sustainabletable.org/2009/04/sustaianble-industrial/comment-page-1/#comment-265972 diane Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:09:53 +0000 http://www.sustainabletable.org/?p=2189#comment-265972 Hi Kristen - Thanks for letting us know about Fight Back Fridays - I've added a link as you suggested! Diane Hi Kristen -

Thanks for letting us know about Fight Back Fridays – I’ve added a link as you suggested!

Diane

]]> By: FoodRenegade http://www.sustainabletable.org/2009/04/sustaianble-industrial/comment-page-1/#comment-265971 FoodRenegade Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:20:50 +0000 http://www.sustainabletable.org/?p=2189#comment-265971 Thank you for this post. It's so clear, and seeing the information presented back to back like this drives the point home. Would you consider submitting this post to today's Fight Back Fridays blog carnival? Just add the link to the Mr. Linky widget, being sure to follow the instructions for carnival participation in the post. I'm sure many of the carnival readers would *love* to read this. Here's the carnival link: http://www.foodrenegade.com/fight-back-fridays-april-10th/ Cheers & Thank you, KristenM (AKA FoodRenegade) Thank you for this post. It’s so clear, and seeing the information presented back to back like this drives the point home.

Would you consider submitting this post to today’s Fight Back Fridays blog carnival? Just add the link to the Mr. Linky widget, being sure to follow the instructions for carnival participation in the post. I’m sure many of the carnival readers would *love* to read this.

Here’s the carnival link:
http://www.foodrenegade.com/fight-back-fridays-april-10th/

Cheers & Thank you,
KristenM
(AKA FoodRenegade)

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