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A presentation by Green Essentials on why should you go organic. Discover some startling facts about what you are 'Really' eating today & why organic is the way to go. For you & for people you care about.
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What’s so great about
Organic?Presented by Workshop Buffet and
Green Essentials
Eating Organic Food makes you safe from
cancer
Eating Organic Food makes you a Better Person
Eating Organic food is going to make me
cooler than everyone
else
The Realistic benefits
of Organic
NOPOISON
TASTIER
STAYFRESHER
Why in God’s name is it so EXPENSIVE!
Because its “positioned” that way in the West
Is it really any more HEALTHY than what
I’m eating?
What are you really eating?
Why is it always
UNAVAILABLE!Simple: Supply-Demand
It’s just another of these crazy
New-Age FADS.Actually, it’s More like “age-
old”
How do I know it isn’t FAKE Organic?No easy way to tell,
outside a laboratory or credible
certification.
The Real Story of Our Food(as it is today)
How is it grown?
Chemicals in growing
food
Increasing productivity
Combating pest and disease attacks
E.g. Urea19:19:19
Superphosphate…
Nitrification of the waters we drink
E.g. DDTMalathion
Endosulphan…
Endocrine disruptersDamage central nervous
system
Story of Kerala - KasargodAerial spraying on Cashew
Plantations of Endosulfan (a deadly and banned chemical)
Found its way to the drinking water system
Result: Birth deformitiesDiseases of the Central Nervous
System
The classic methods of enquiry…
What, Where, When, Why,
How?
WHAT are we eating? Industrial FoodWHERE does it come from?A thousand kilometers awayWHEN was it harvestedProbably at least 3 days ago if ‘fresh’WHY is it done this way? It’s considered very scientific and efficientHOW was it grown?That’s a much longer story
What would we be saying if we accept this model as the best?Poisonous pesticides in my food can’t possibly harm me
Fresh food isn’t that much better than less fresh foodThe costs of medicines are likely to be less than the costs of better food*I have many more important things to worry about*
FOOD, SHELTER, CLOTHING
AIR, WATER
OLD ORDER
TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION,ENTERTAINMENT,
TRANSPORT
SHELTER, CLOTHING,
FOOD.AIR, WATER
THE NEW WORLD ORDER
The age of good, cheap food is over
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
INPUT COSTS (OIL)FOOD PRODUCTIONFOOD INFLATION
Food security under threat?
How about this alternative ideal…
Make food a higher priority in our lives, only because it sustains usKeep poisons out of food growing to keep them out of usFocus on obtaining fresher food, which is tastier tooTry and get access to ORGANIC without having to pay a huge premium
The Science behind the
Modern Food System
(as it is today)
THE FATHERReductionist approach to Plant Nutrition
JUSTUS VON LIEBIG“Father of the Fertiliser Industry”
THE MOTHERIndustrial manufacturing capacity for potassium nitrates
Explosive factories idle after the war
THE OUTCOMEExplosives = FertiliserNerve agents = PesticidesScience replaces or improves upon nature
N P KBelievable?
Organic chemistry replaces organic biology
Carbohydrate + Protien + Low Fats
= The Healthy Body
YES?In which case…
Calcium + Vitamin (A + C+ D + E)
IF NO,Then there is a lot more to healthy food which nature
understands better
So perhaps the best approach is to work with
and copy nature
INVENTCHEAPER OR MORE EFFICIENT METHOD
PRODUCTISE YOUR GOODSFOR MARKETS
DISCREDIT ALTERNATIVES
AND COMPETITORS
CREATE THE PERCEPTION OF
INDISPENSIBILITY
ELIMINATE POSSIBILITY OF
LIABILITIES
CREATE A LONG TERM MONOPOLY FOR ESSENTIALS
Common strategies
for market success
But how can I achieve a healthier
alternative?In Bombay
How can you prove its better or healthier?
How can I get organic food
cheap?
How can I be certain its
really organic?
Where can I buy it
conveniently?
Its too difficult to find and too
expensive. Its impractical.
Rs. 1,000 p.m
becomesRs. 1,500
p.m.
Rs. 2,000 p.m
becomesRs. 3,000
p.m.
Rs. 5,000 p.m
becomesRs. 7,500
p.m.
50% MORE
Grow it yoursel
f
Find someone you trust to grow it for you
Collaborate and contract
someone you trust to
grow it
Get it grown
where you can
monitor it
Make your space
accessible to farmers to sell
it to you
Start thinking even
Beyond Organic
Organic Vegetables Grown around Panjim, Goa
GROWING FOOD IN
POTS, ORGANICALLY
.
Sun 26th Aug10.15-2pm
Oxford Book Store.
Churchgate.
9820855056
bit.ly/
foodinpots