(Hat tip to La Vida Locavore.)
This one's interesting: direct-to-consumer (farmer to consumer) food sales. I'd have to really dig into US Ag numbers to make sense of this, but it sure doesn't look like there's a correlation between a region's agricultural output and the prevalence of CSAs and farmer's markets. In other words, the more a region makes, the more likely they are to ship it out. You'll find direct-to-consumer food sales not so much where the food is grown, but where the Wal-marts aren't. We grow a lot of food in southern California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina ... but we ship all of that food elsewhere (or, at least, package it for re-sale at grocers and big box stores). Meanwhile, in the Pacific Northwest, New England, and Colorado / New Mexico, folks are buying more of their food directly from the grower.
First up, note the link between soda consumption and adult diabetes.
This one's interesting: direct-to-consumer (farmer to consumer) food sales. I'd have to really dig into US Ag numbers to make sense of this, but it sure doesn't look like there's a correlation between a region's agricultural output and the prevalence of CSAs and farmer's markets. In other words, the more a region makes, the more likely they are to ship it out. You'll find direct-to-consumer food sales not so much where the food is grown, but where the Wal-marts aren't. We grow a lot of food in southern California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina ... but we ship all of that food elsewhere (or, at least, package it for re-sale at grocers and big box stores). Meanwhile, in the Pacific Northwest, New England, and Colorado / New Mexico, folks are buying more of their food directly from the grower.
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Interesting! I love it when you talk statistics.
I'd like to see soda machines pulled from schools, but administrators claim we'd lose too much revenue with such a move.
No parents voice concern about their children having access to junk food, but they'll raise a ruckus if a teacher has students read Huck Finn or if schools have students listen to a speech by the president.
You're right: People are illogical.
Sadly, the mighty dollar speaks louder than these statistics.
Wow. That's really interesting. I read the other day that one of the issues Michelle Obama wants to tackle is vending machines in the schools. It's definitely a double-edged sword, so to speak. Certainly unhealthy for the kids, and the schools are struggling for the revenue.
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