Of course the next step is to
really find out where your food is coming from. For example, I've learned that just because free range chickens have the option of going outside, they don't necessarily take it. Also, a lot of organic vegetables are grown in mono-cultures, which isn't great for soil cultivation. I still think mediocre organic farming is often way better than large industrial models, but it's worth looking into the chain of production.
I can't say enough good things about
The Omnivore's Dilemma, a great book that turned me on to these topics. It's by a guy named Michael Pollan, an investigative journalist. Here's the blurb:
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What should we have for dinner? The question has confronted us since man discovered fire, but according to Michael Pollan, the bestselling author of The Botany of Desire, how we answer it today, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, may well determine our very survival as a species. Should we eat a fast-food hamburger? Something organic? Or perhaps something we hunt, gather, or grow ourselves? The omnivore’s dilemma has returned with a vengeance, as the cornucopia of the modern American supermarket and fast-food outlet confronts us with a bewildering and treacherous food landscape. What’s at stake in our eating choices is not only our own and our children’s health, but the health of the environment that sustains life on earth.
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He addresses a lot of questions like the ethics of vegetarianism, hunting, buying organic food....this is a must read for anyone who cares about what they put in their body. And if you think this is some granola-crunching, hemp wearing rant, think again.