Der plastikfreie Adventskalender XXII – Die beste Weihnachtstüte ever

22.12.2017 | 08:00 | welt retten | kommentieren

Gestern haben wir die allerbeste Weihnachtstüte bekommen. Wir haben unseren Wocheneinkauf beim Biohof gemacht und am Ende bekamen wir noch diese tolle Goodie-Bag geschenkt:

Eine Tüte voll mit frischem Bio-Gemüse und warmen Worten.

Regional, saisonal, nachhaltig, plastikfrei, glyphosatfrei und frisch vom Feld. Besser gehts wohl nicht.

Die Frage ist ja nicht, weshalb Bio (-Gemüse/-Fleisch/-Produkte) und fair Produziertes so teuer ist. Die Frage ist, weshalb konventionelle Produkte so billig sind. Wer zahlt für die wahren Kosten?

Who pays the difference? SOILS, INSECTS, BIODIVERSITY – to be able to produce super cheap, huge fields are planted with monoculture and treated with synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. They kill everything and soils loose their fertility. . FARMERS are forced to sell their products cheaper than production costs. On the long run, they go bankrupt and have to give up. Apart from the farmers personal loss, it's a loss in diversity for the costumer, too. . WORKERS, for example in textile or mining industry, work under slavelike and inhumane conditions. Extrem low payment, many many working hours, disrespecting health and safety measures, child labour. In my country this is forbidden and it should be everywhere. . Skilled WORKERS in my country, that still learned how to make things of value, or repair them. They have to give up, because today nobody is willing to pay them the real value of their work. . Your HEALTH – fruits and veggies are covered in pesticides and other. Cheap fast food contains unhealthy ingredients. (No expert on this. Surely someone else can write more about this?). New cloths still carry all the dangerous chemicals they were produced with. . NATURE and CLIMATE – all these pesticides in the ground. All these chemicals used for production. All the oil used to ship things around the world. Not sure about all the impact, but global warming surely is on of them. Deforestation. Loss of biodiversity. Forcing people to migrate because they cant make a living. . The FUTURE GENERATION – that is, your child or grandchild. The system will collaps, if we dont fix it, and they'll have to pay the price, too. WHAT YOU CAN DO? Accept that good quality is expensive. . Buy fair, organic, regional and seasonal as much as you can. . Support small business and local farmers. They need you. . Own less. Buy used, borrow, share. Repair and mend. Take care of your things and make them last. . Dont waste food. Wow, that post is longer than expected. It's just so complex. That's just my two cents. There is surely a lot more to say and others know more about it. . What do you think? How pays the difference? What do you do against this system?

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Zerowaste in Münster, Germany (@zerowaste_munster) am Nov 11, 2017 um 12:06 PST

Besonders auffällig wird das, wenn man dann solche Werbeprospekte sieht. 2,99 EUR für ein Kilo Pute. WTF?

Ich bin übrigens auf der Suche nach leckeren Wirsing-Rezepten. ;-)

 

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