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I am an interior designer and an accredited LEED Green Associate. I have a strong interest in sustainable design and am currently studying to become a LEED AP, ID+C.

28 September 2010

Thesis Question:

Just Food: Where Locavores Get it Wrong and how we can Truly Eat Responsibly by James E. McWilliams
This book has really cleared up some misconceptions I didn't even know I had about organic agriculture. As it turns out, organic agriculture for the most part has lower yields and requires more land than conventional agriculture. If the world's agriculture were to completely convert to organic, only 4Billion people would be fed.

Organic agriculture feeds less than 2% of the world's population. Meaning it is feeding a certain demographic that can afford and choose organic food.

Organic agriculture is just a piece of the puzzle. It os not the only solution to a sustainable agriculture. There are many misconceptions about organic agriculture that are making people pick a side. But neither organic nor conventional are the one true answer.

How does our society's attitude of pick a side: organic vs. conventional agriculture affect our progress towards a sustainable future?

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