The following quote was taken from a recent newsletter from the Organic Consumers Association. Every action has consequences. Let us be wise and think clearly about the consequences of our personal actions, and those of our community, small and large!
"We live off of what comes out of the soil, not what's in the bank. If we squander the ecological capital of the soil, the capital on paper won't much matter... For the past 50 or 60 years, we have followed industrialized agricultural policies that have increased the rate of destruction of productive farmland. For those 50 or 60 years, we have let ourselves believe the absurd notion that as long as we have money we will have food. If we continue our offenses against the land and the labor by which we are fed, the food supply will decline, and we will have a problem far more complex than the failure of our paper economy. Remember, if our agriculture is not sustainable then our food supply is not sustainable... Either we pay attention or we pay a huge price, not so far down the road. When we face the fact that civilizations have destroyed themselves by destroying their farmland, it's clear that we don't really have a choice."
PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING ORGANIC CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION THAT LOBBYS FOR ORGANIC CONCERNS IN THE US. Your tax-deductible donation can be done online: www.organicconsumers.org
The following books and films are enlightening about the importance of organic foods, and both the political and environmental issues concerning the meat and dairy industry:
Films:
The Future of Food
Curing Diabetes in 30 days on Raw Food
Fast Food Nation
End of the Line link for info here
Books:
Diet for a New America by John Robbins
The Food Revolution by John Robbins
Seeds of Deception by Jeffrey M. Smith