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The Lexicon of Sustainability
Local vs. Organic
Season 1
Episode 5
Two farmers, Edwin Marty of Alabama’s Jones Valley Urban Farm and Jay Martin of Provident Organic Farms in Bivalve, Maryland weigh in on local vs. organic and why a piece of paper may not insure you’re getting the best food available.
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Food: deserts, security, sovereignty — terms, culture and politics for feeding the world.
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Farming on rooftops and in vacant lots connects urbanites to where their food comes from.
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When you buy food, you’re buying values, values of those who grow, transport and sell it.
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Learn how and why nearly 80% of antibiotics in the U.S. are used on healthy animals.
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Sustainability is an ideal rooted in the choices we make as consumers and producers.
