Economically and environmentally speaking what are the benefits
Economically and environmentally speaking, what are the benefits of local farmer markets?
COMPARE AND CONTRAST STUDY BETWEEN CONVENTIONAL SUPERSTORES LOCAL FARMER MARKETS Ø MOST FOOD CARRIED THERE TRAVELS LONG DISTANCES BEFORE REACHING CONSUMERS Ø FOOD CARRIED THERE IS LOCALLY GROWN v TRANSPORTATION ADDS TO: ü POLLUTION ü FINAL COST ü MORE GARBAGE DUE TO PACKAGING NEEDED FOR TRANSPORTATION v TRANSPORTATION HAS: ü LITTLE IMPACT ON POLLUTION ü VERY MINOR IMPACT ON FINAL COST ü NO GARBAGE ADDED
METHODS USED IN FOOD PRODUCTION v CONVENTIONAL AGRICULTURE USES UNSUSTAINABLE METHODS THAT POLLUTE: v ORGANIC AND MINIMALLY TREATED CROPS ARE CHARACTERIZED BY: ü NO SYNTHETIC FERTILIZERS ü WATER ü NO PETROLEUM BASED PESTICIDES ü SOIL ü NO IMPACT ON WATER, SOIL OR AIR ü AIR
HOW THE MONEY GENERATED IN BOTH MARKETS IS SPENT? CONVENTIONAL SUPERMARKETS ü MOST JOBS AVAILABLE ARE PER HOUR WITH LOW RATES ü FINANCIAL GAINS ARE ADDED TO CORPORATE PROFITS. ü INVESTMENTS TARGET MAINLY NEW COMMUNITIES BUT NOT THE ONES WHERE PROFITS WERE GENERATED BUT: FOOD PREFERENCES ARE SHAPED BY PRICES LOCAL FARMER MARKETS ü A HIGHER INPUT IS MATCHED WITH HIGHER EARNING ü MONEY GENERATED IS BEING CIRCULATED LOCALLY ü COMMUNITY SUPPORT OFFERS MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CREATING OR EXPANDING EXISTING MARKETS BONUS: CUSTOMER HAS DIRECT INTERACTION WITH FOOD PRODUCER: PREFERENCES ARE NOT LINKED TO PRICES
PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP MODEL APPLIED TO: v ENVIRONMENT ü COOP CARRIES ONLY ORGANIC, MINIMALLY TREATED AND LOCALLY GROWN CROPS ü RECYCLES CARDBOARDS v ECONOMY ü MEMBERS MANDATORY MONTHLY WORKING SLOTS HELP REDUCE COOP’S EXPENSES ü WEEKLY FOOD DONATIONS TO SOUP KITCHEN ü BIG CHUNK OF PROFIT IS INVESTED IN OFFERING LARGE VARIETY OF PRODUCTS AT COMPETITIVE PRICES ü MEMBERS HAVE DIRECT INVOLVEMENT IN DECISION MAKING ü COOP OFFERS MEMBERS SLOTS AND ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE SEEKING THE CREATION OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS ü COOP BENEFITS FROM SPECIAL TARIFFS FROM FARMERS, CARRIERS AND RECYCLING COMPANIES ü RETURNS CRATES TO FARMERS ü EDUCATES MEMBERS ABOUT BRINGING REUSABLE BAGS ü USES RECYCLED PAPER FOR OFFICE USE v COMMUNITIES
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