I really loved our trip to the farm on Friday. It was so cool to see everything that we have talked about in class up close. Mr. Ambrose was an articulate and knowledgeable individual. It was surprising to learn that he was not pursuing the organic label mostly because of the tremendous amount of paper work involved. I had not ever thought about that but it makes a lot of sense. If he is growing his crops in a sustainable way, then why does he really need some label?
It makes me wish that Whole Foods carried more local growers. The one in Mt Pleasant has some fantastic produce, but why should I buy an organic tomato from California when I could have one of Mr. Ambrose's tomatoes from just a couple islands away? The whole experience of being out on the farm and picking my own strawberries ans asparagus really highlights our responsibility to support local farmers. It is a privilege that we live somewhere where there is an abundance of local produce to choose from, and makes me regret my decisions in the past to purchase out of state.
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