A century ago, in the wealthy countries of the world, a significant proportion of people went to bed hungry every night.
There are still many hungry “First World” people. But decades after the Green Revolution and with heavy agricultural subsidies in North America, the EU and many other countries, the main problem we now have with food is that too many of us are over-nourished. (more…)
‘You are what you eat’, they say.
Most Granny Smith customers are committed organic customers and you each have your own reasons for choosing organic: health, environmental, nutritional, superior taste and even social reasons. It’s a complicated field when it comes to what to eat and what to feed our families.
Focusing on the environmental aspect of organic foods for a moment gives pause to consider some of the wider ramifications of how we eat. Within the social and environmental what-to-eat check boxes is the issue of how far our food has travelled to get from the farm to our forks. Why? Because ‘food miles’ are costly. With fuel prices rising ever higher, organics’ advantage in terms of less artificial fertilisers and pesticides (which use fossil fuels to manufacture them) need to be balanced by the amount of fuel needed to transport the products to market. (more…)
Compare your body to a healthy lake. When you eat well, exercise, feel rested and are surrounded by a network of people who love and support you, you are full of energy.
In a pristine lake water laps gently at the shore, fish swim in the depths, insects skim across the surface and trees grow abundantly at the edge. Streams and rain flow in, evaporation removes some and balance is maintained. The surface of the water reflects well-being.
As life progresses, it can become harder to keep the self/lake full. Life’s challenges cause the level of the lake to drop. A pristine lake depends on a good environment, without too much variance in the ecological conditions. We humans can choose to be more in control of our “lake’s” health. No longer pristine, we have to work harder to keep ourselves feeling our best. (more…)
