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Myth 3: Industrial food is cheap
Not true. Social, health and environmental costs are not included. Marco Visscher | April 2003 issue The more technology and chemicals are used in farming, the cheaper our food. At least that is what the food industry keeps telling us. They insist that without industrial agriculture, our food Read More...
Myth 4: Industrial agriculture is efficient
Not true. Small-scale farms produce more agricultural products per hectare. Marco Visscher | April 2003 issue The bigger the farm, the more efficient, claim the advocates of industrial agriculture. Although they admit that large farms lead to the disappearance of family farms and rural Read More...
Myth 5: Industrial food offers greater choice
Not true. Supermarkets only offer the illusion of increased choice. Marco Visscher | April 2003 issue Thanks to industrial food, there is finally a much greater choice, or so agro companies claim. These days, tomatoes are always in season and kiwis are available all over the world. Pushing a Read More...
Myth 6: Biotechnology solves the problems of industrial agriculture
Not true. Biotechnology offers no solution to these problems. Marco Visscher| April 2003 issue The belief in the sanctity of industrial agriculture is based on a blind faith in technology. Accordingly, agro industry followers were quick to come up with a solution to cover up the cracks in their Read More...
Start a revolution in your kitchen
The shopping list that really contributes to a better world involves local, biological farmers, fair-trade products and vitamin supplements. Some steps for an action plan. Marco Visscher | April 2003 issue Local food Buying fresh, local seasonal food reduces the need for transport and, Read More...
The real magic of mushrooms
'Fungi are the planet's recycling champions.' Mushroom prophet Paul Stamets talks about the power of nature.Linda Baker | April 2003 issue Once you have heard 'renaissance mycologist' Paul Stamets talk about mushrooms, you will never look at the world - not to mention your backyard - in the same Read More...
Unhappy meal
Ok, so industrial agriculture has not been the most favourable development. But what does this mean to consumers? To their health and rights?Marco Visscher | April 2003 issue Hypocrites, the founder of modern medicine, said it clearly some 2,500 years ago: 'Your food is your medicine, your Read More...
Silence is golden
Listening is the best medicine against violence Tijn Touber | April 2003 issue How can we save the world from growing intolerance, how can we stop the spiral of violence? 'Silence is often the best answer,' says the Dalai Lama. More and more experts are admitting he is right. This is not the time Read More...
Bad wrap
Will nature win the fight against packaging?Elbrich Fennema | April 2003 issue We show our gratitude for a pleasant stay here on earth by leaving behind an enormous amount of peelings and boxes. And cans. And plastic. And glass. And foil. And styrofoam. And PVC. And PET-bottles. Packaging makes up Read More...
Football philosophy
Ex-footballer Johan Cruijff wants to use the 'Club of 100' to revamp politics. You may well ask what a footballer - even such a talented one - has to say about politics? Ode found the answer in a past interview Ischa Meijer held with Cruijff: 'Football is the forerunner of societal developments.' | Read More...