Locally Grown

Medical marijuana in New Mexico...

What a crazy state I live in.

In my Co-op "world" we spend a lot of time & energy with the promotion of local products...not necessarily organic ones. Organic standards aren't what they should be, and in some countries may not be enforced as we'd expect. The benefits of organic are clear, but when faced w/ a choice between foods grown 20 miles from my home that might not be organic and foods labeled organic at the grocery store but wrapped in plastic and shipped from Ecuador...well, local wins out for me.

If only we could get the state to put such resources into ensuring that New Mexicans have the necessary support & legislation to make local food production a priority.