[BCFSN] Consultation on changes to the ALR

[Arzeena Hamir]

Two articles tackling some contentious issues.

 

Study finds organic produce is more nutritious: Organic produce certainly costs more than
conventionally grown food, but is it better for you? Existing evidence suggests there are no real
health benefits from eating organic food compared to conventionally grown produce. Now a review of
the scientific literature concludes that organic consumers may be getting their money's worth; it
claims that organic food is more nutritious than conventionally grown fodder.
http://blogs.nature.com/news/2014/07/study-finds-organic-produce-is-more-nutritious.html

 

Priced Out, Farmland Edition. As fertile land becomes juicy investment, multinational players sit on
Robson Valley farms. All over the world, people are buying up farmland, says Dr. Lenore Newman, the
Canada Research Chair of Food Security and Environment at the University of the Fraser Valley.
http://thetyee.ca/News/2014/07/09/Priced-Out-Farmland-Edition/ 

 

 

 

Pamela Zevit, R.P. Bio 
Adamah Consultants 

Coquitlam BC Canada
604-939-0523 

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