Organic Dairies Watch the Good Times Turn Bad - Instablogs
Organic Dairies Watch the Good Times Turn Bad
CJ , San Francisco: May 29 2009
Made Popular May 29 2009
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When Ken Preston went organic on his dairy farm here in 2005, he figured that doing so would guarantee him what had long been elusive: a stable, high price for the milk from his cows. Skip to next paragraph Living With Less The Recession’s...
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Nuya Bidness
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Nuya Bidness May 31 2009
Birmingham, United States
Organic sounds good on paper but it is not practical on a large scale.

I go to Whole foods a few times of year to spices that are not found in my local market or to get squash in 8 different varieties.

I don’t mind paying extra to have some exotic food now and then but staples should come from as close to home as possible to limit the impact on the environment.

If you notice that article says they have to ship feed halfway across the country to those organic farms, then ship the milk halfway back across the country to supply organic food sellers.

Milk is something you use everyday so that makes for a whole lot of 18 wheelers making a whole lot of trips.

If you are planning on going organic, then plan on a self sufficient process to keep your supplies and products close to home. Limit the impact on the environment, and don’t expect to get rich off of it. Be practical!

I figure it is just pretty much hype anyway, the rain that falls on those crops is not organic. Like Starbucks coffee and Escolades, organic milk is nothing more than conspicuous consumption.
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