Comments on: Tasting Histories: The Politics of Ethical Consumption http://civileats.com/2009/03/12/the-politics-of-ethical-consumption/ Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:51:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Amerigo http://civileats.com/2009/03/12/the-politics-of-ethical-consumption/comment-page-1/#comment-2501 Amerigo Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:51:25 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=2569#comment-2501 True, it's not where our food comes from, but rather: who controls it? The more food is sourced locally, the more the consumer can control it. If communities all over the world achieve that goal, we can all trade farily for things we can't produce ourselves. That's food sovereignty. Or as Wikipedia defines it: "...to refer to a policy framework advocated by a number of farmers, peasants, pastoralists, fisherfolk, Indigenous Peoples, women, rural youth and environmental organizations, namely the claimed "right of peoples to define their own food, agriculture, livestock and fisheries systems," in contrast to having food largely subject to international market forces." True, it’s not where our food comes from, but rather: who controls it? The more food is sourced locally, the more the consumer can control it. If communities all over the world achieve that goal, we can all trade farily for things we can’t produce ourselves. That’s food sovereignty. Or as Wikipedia defines it: “…to refer to a policy framework advocated by a number of farmers, peasants, pastoralists, fisherfolk, Indigenous Peoples, women, rural youth and environmental organizations, namely the claimed “right of peoples to define their own food, agriculture, livestock and fisheries systems,” in contrast to having food largely subject to international market forces.”

]]> By: Paul Kobulnicky http://civileats.com/2009/03/12/the-politics-of-ethical-consumption/comment-page-1/#comment-2462 Paul Kobulnicky Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:20:11 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=2569#comment-2462 To big to fail. The issue is not where our food comes from, although it is important, it is really about the need to diversify the sources of our food as much as possible. Many local sources are good. If we do not then we can be faced with the failure of a source that is too big to fail ... say the California Central Valley. To big to fail.

The issue is not where our food comes from, although it is important, it is really about the need to diversify the sources of our food as much as possible. Many local sources are good. If we do not then we can be faced with the failure of a source that is too big to fail … say the California Central Valley.

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