Environmental Cost of Shipping Groceries Around the World
(New York Times)- The year round sale of exotic fruits and vegetables at grocery stores has become commonplace. However, the true environmental cost of shipping food around the world is staggering, not only because of the carbon emissions, but also because of excess packaging. Tesco, a British supermarket chain, has proposed to places labels on food that reveal their carbon footprint.
Report Targets Cost of Factory Farming
(Washington Post) – The Pew Charitable Trusts and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have released a report after a two and a half year study on factory farms. The problems found include land degradation, routine use of antibiotics, and poor treatment of animals. You can read the full report here.
Shortages Threaten Farmers’ Key Tool: Fertilizer
(New York Times) – Due to short supplies, the global price increase of chemical fertilizer is soaring, raising concerns about food shortages. In efforts to save money, farmers in Iowa are reverting backing to using hog manure as their primary fertilizer.
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