Local and Organic Food and Farming
The Real Gold Standard

http://www.counterpunch.org/allen02252011.html

Publisher:  CounterPunch
Date Written:  28/02/2011
Year Published:  2011  
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX12490

When the local chemical grower tells you that local is better than organic, tell them that they should switch to organic so that you can trust their food to be safe, clean, inspected, and environmentally friendly. Local food is not the gold standard, and may not even be safe. Local-organic is the gold standard.

Subject Headings

• Local Food
• Organic Agriculture/Food
• Organic Farming
• Organic Foods