And another thing about buying eco/bio/whatever-friendly to the environment, what about avocados, mangos, oranges, chili and still in Switzerland, what with the bad summer and all, Spanish strawberries and raspberries, isn't that bad for the environment? Transporting these fruits and veggies a long way, and polluting the environment?
Not to mention fish. Here in Switzerland we don't exactly have an ocean. Much of the fish sold here are imported, many from far-away countries. How bad is that for the environment?
But I think these imported especially fruits and veggies are really bad quality. I was buying two avocados today, with the aim of making homemade guacamole, and had to squeeze around 30 of them in order to find two that were semi-soft.
And wine! Yes, wine is made here in Switzerland, but for the bouquet vs price, not even close to what the imported ones can offer.
I am so confused. I wanna be a good person, supporting my local environment, but it's very difficult to be consistent, always doing the right thing. It's again money. If I was a millionaire I could start my own ranch, and be self-supporting. But then I would've a lot of employees, driving to work, polluting the air.
Life is a big uphill travel...
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we watched a TV program a couple of weeks ago where they compared the environmental impact (and taste) of organic and non-organic stuff and of local vs stuff from far away. With apples they found the environmental impact of the far away apples (African) was actually less because the local ones were stored for so long and had to be cooled so much which had a higher environemtnal impact than the transport. the show was a gross simplification but just goes to show its all so hard
But I did find a site that shows how chicken are treated. At least in Switzerland. And if farmers follow the law:
http://www.migros.ch/de/services/herkunft/migros-eier/haltungsarten.html
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