Comments on: Food for thought http://www.nouse.co.uk/2009/03/10/food-for-thought/ Award-winning University of York Student Newspaper and Website Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:06:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Emory Saintlouis http://www.nouse.co.uk/2009/03/10/food-for-thought/#comment-71045 Emory Saintlouis Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:46:55 +0000 http://www.nouse.co.uk/?p=9303#comment-71045 Growing and consuming organic foods was the normal way of life for our forefathers. Most people are not aware that synthetically packaged foods (made with synthetic ingredients and chemicals to prolong the preservation process) really only came around in the mid 1900s. Today, many smart consumers have returned to this healthier practice of eating fresh and organically grown foods where the production process is devoid of non-organic pesticides, insecticides, and herbicides. Growing and consuming organic foods was the normal way of life for our forefathers. Most people are not aware that synthetically packaged foods (made with synthetic ingredients and chemicals to prolong the preservation process) really only came around in the mid 1900s. Today, many smart consumers have returned to this healthier practice of eating fresh and organically grown foods where the production process is devoid of non-organic pesticides, insecticides, and herbicides.

]]> By: David http://www.nouse.co.uk/2009/03/10/food-for-thought/#comment-57662 David Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:15:30 +0000 http://www.nouse.co.uk/?p=9303#comment-57662 It's probably an uncomfortable truth for a lot of people (and I do sympathise as, like the author, I'm a meat-lover struggling to be veggie) but Stewart is absolutely right about the inherent inefficiency and waste in the meat industry. Eating less meat, without necessarily becoming completely vegetarian, is a positive step and if meat is something relatively rare in your diet, it's more affordable to be discerning about quality and welfare when you do have it. It’s probably an uncomfortable truth for a lot of people (and I do sympathise as, like the author, I’m a meat-lover struggling to be veggie) but Stewart is absolutely right about the inherent inefficiency and waste in the meat industry. Eating less meat, without necessarily becoming completely vegetarian, is a positive step and if meat is something relatively rare in your diet, it’s more affordable to be discerning about quality and welfare when you do have it.

]]> By: Stewart http://www.nouse.co.uk/2009/03/10/food-for-thought/#comment-57650 Stewart Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:13:17 +0000 http://www.nouse.co.uk/?p=9303#comment-57650 The argument that organic meat couldn't feed the world is erroneous in a sense that most people never think about. The processes and resources required for meat, organic and not organic, are themselves not sustainable, One pound of beef requires twenty pounds in grains. A great amount of the plant crops produced is being fed to animals to be slaughtered for consumption or confined while producing things such as milk or eggs. When it comes to food production and land scarcity, meat/dairy/etc are simply inefficient and wasteful in both senses. The argument that organic meat couldn’t feed the world is erroneous in a sense that most people never think about. The processes and resources required for meat, organic and not organic, are themselves not sustainable,

One pound of beef requires twenty pounds in grains. A great amount of the plant crops produced is being fed to animals to be slaughtered for consumption or confined while producing things such as milk or eggs.

When it comes to food production and land scarcity, meat/dairy/etc are simply inefficient and wasteful in both senses.

]]> By: Anon http://www.nouse.co.uk/2009/03/10/food-for-thought/#comment-57352 Anon Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:58:40 +0000 http://www.nouse.co.uk/?p=9303#comment-57352 yeah the butchers at the market in town are great. the meat is always better quality and half the price of the supermarkets. yeah the butchers at the market in town are great. the meat is always better quality and half the price of the supermarkets.

]]> By: Jonathon http://www.nouse.co.uk/2009/03/10/food-for-thought/#comment-56783 Jonathon Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:59:57 +0000 http://www.nouse.co.uk/?p=9303#comment-56783 I am sorry but I think you are displaying amazing naievity. If you wish to visit a farm of almost any type you only have to ask an organisation like FACE (Farming and Countryside Education), LEAF or the NFU and it will be arranged. Try 'Open Farm Sunday' if you are really interested and pick from a wide range of options. However well done for having the courage to express your views. I am sorry but I think you are displaying amazing naievity. If you wish to visit a farm of almost any type you only have to ask an organisation like FACE (Farming and Countryside Education), LEAF or the NFU and it will be arranged.
Try ‘Open Farm Sunday’ if you are really interested and pick from a wide range of options.
However well done for having the courage to express your views.

]]> By: Ed http://www.nouse.co.uk/2009/03/10/food-for-thought/#comment-56782 Ed Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:59:04 +0000 http://www.nouse.co.uk/?p=9303#comment-56782 "the meat industry is flawed" Is it? That's a rather sweeping statement which you don't really qualify. In what way is the meat industry flawed? “the meat industry is flawed”
Is it? That’s a rather sweeping statement which you don’t really qualify. In what way is the meat industry flawed?

]]> By: Amelia http://www.nouse.co.uk/2009/03/10/food-for-thought/#comment-56747 Amelia Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:44:23 +0000 http://www.nouse.co.uk/?p=9303#comment-56747 Fantastic article. I think we really do have our priorities wrong when it comes to food; I'm so sick of hearing people who go out and get hammered several times a week and insist on eating meat with every meal say that they 'can't afford' to buy good quality meat. It's time for a change! Fantastic article. I think we really do have our priorities wrong when it comes to food; I’m so sick of hearing people who go out and get hammered several times a week and insist on eating meat with every meal say that they ‘can’t afford’ to buy good quality meat. It’s time for a change!

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