Comments on: Justice: Purchase Accordingly http://rulesofwork.com/2008/11/justice-purchase-accordingly/ Sat, 13 Nov 2010 04:37:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Don http://rulesofwork.com/2008/11/justice-purchase-accordingly/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Don Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:50:34 +0000 http://digriz.com/?p=191#comment-218 I recently stumbled across your site and find it interesting in that we have many things in common and this being one of them. Although I would say I think you're a little further along in the "pain" department than I am. Luckily for me I have a wife that's very on top of this. She's constantly trying to get all these food facts to stick in my head but...... Anyways, another link I thought you might like is http://www.storyofstuff.com/ It talks about what goes into the "product" and the whole life cycle of it. Emily's point is a good one too. Labels aren't enough. They'll put what ever they want on there if they can. Another step to take is to look at going local. Supporting local shops, farms, etc. is another step towards freeing ourselves from these corporate giants that don't care about us or their employees. Anyways, keep up the good work. I recently stumbled across your site and find it interesting in that we have many things in common and this being one of them. Although I would say I think you’re a little further along in the “pain” department than I am.
Luckily for me I have a wife that’s very on top of this. She’s constantly trying to get all these food facts to stick in my head but……

Anyways, another link I thought you might like is http://www.storyofstuff.com/
It talks about what goes into the “product” and the whole life cycle of it.

Emily’s point is a good one too. Labels aren’t enough. They’ll put what ever they want on there if they can.

Another step to take is to look at going local.
Supporting local shops, farms, etc. is another step towards freeing ourselves from these corporate giants that don’t care about us or their employees.

Anyways, keep up the good work.

]]> By: Emily http://rulesofwork.com/2008/11/justice-purchase-accordingly/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Emily Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:54:20 +0000 http://digriz.com/?p=191#comment-217 Very thoughtful post. It does take some extra consideration to screen your food ethically, but you make a good point--what could be more deserving of that extra consideration than what we put into our bodies? If you are heading towards "free-range" or ethical reasons, I would advise you to look further into the label before basing your purchases on that claim alone. Free-range is not a regulated label and has no official meaning. Birds labeled "free-range" are not necessarily raised on pasture, and can spend their entire lives in a building with occasional "access" to the outdoors. If you aren't able to visit the farm yourself, look for "pasture-raised" or "Animal Welfare Approved." Pasture-raised is not regulated, but Animal Welfare Approved is. In fact it is the only pasture-based welfare certification available. For more information and some great resources, visit (www.AnimalWelfareApproved.org). Thanks for writing. Very thoughtful post. It does take some extra consideration to screen your food ethically, but you make a good point–what could be more deserving of that extra consideration than what we put into our bodies?

If you are heading towards “free-range” or ethical reasons, I would advise you to look further into the label before basing your purchases on that claim alone. Free-range is not a regulated label and has no official meaning. Birds labeled “free-range” are not necessarily raised on pasture, and can spend their entire lives in a building with occasional “access” to the outdoors.

If you aren’t able to visit the farm yourself, look for “pasture-raised” or “Animal Welfare Approved.” Pasture-raised is not regulated, but Animal Welfare Approved is. In fact it is the only pasture-based welfare certification available. For more information and some great resources, visit (www.AnimalWelfareApproved.org). Thanks for writing.

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