We stand by Desmond Tutu on this one. Our present food system is highly mechanized & heavily reliant on fossil-fuels throughout every phase from farming, processing, transport, packaging & waste etc. Eating fresh, local produce eliminates most of our petro-dependance, it builds local economies (not multinational corporate profits) AND – the health of our communities, animals & environment will improve 🙂

Tutu: Climate Crisis Demands ‘Anti-Apartheid-Style Boycott’ of Fossil Fuel Industry
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Desmond Tutu: ‘We have allowed the interests of capital to outweigh the interests of human beings and our Earth.’ (Photograph: AFP/Getty Images)Archbishop of South Africa and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu is saying their is no longer any excuse for not doing everything humanly possible to… …read more