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12 days ago - By Ornithology
I don't always think about the environmental issues surrounding food purchases, mainly because it's too complicated. When I buy a head of cabbage, I don't think about where it is grown and how much diesel fuel it took to get to the grocery store or how much pesticide or fertilizer was used to grow it. I should, but it would take me hours of research to decide whether or not to purchase cabbage, parmesan cheese, or lasagna noodles.
Reading The Secret Life of Groceries or The Omnivore's Dilemma makes things even more complicated. But there is one place where I can make a difference - buy...
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