I'll say it, because the article neglected to: "It's the soil health, stupid."
It's troubling how (at least in mass media) every environmental problem gets collapsed down to just CO2 and greenhouse gases. Yes it does play a role here, but it shouldn't eclipse the other existential environmental problems we also face: soil erosion and killing the soil life that 'mines' nutrients for plants.[0]
People imagine soil as merely an inert sponge that only stores nutrients (to the delight of fertilizer companies), but healthy living soil will actually break down rocks and air to create a constant supply of nutrients manufactured in situ.
Good luck! There's little to no incentive because the information available to consumers is highly distorted.
Nutrition Facts don't actually reflect the real amount of nutrients in, say, a tomato. For simplicity the manufacturers just look up 'Tomato' in an official government table. This is an obvious case of regulatory failure and/or capture.
Clearly the government must force food manufacturers to pay for frequent, unannounced, randomized, third-party, certified laboratory testing, and report the real levels of nutrients in their products. The current labeling scheme is state-sanctioned fraud on a massive scale.
Where do you live that fresh produce is labeled with nutrition facts? I've got a box of Costco tomatoes and a bag of carrots here, and they are labeled with weights and dates, but nothing about nutrition. The bag of carrots just says, "Ingredients: organic carrots."
Yes, I meant the labeling for food products that contain plant-based ingredients.
>fresh produce [isn't] labeled with nutrition facts
I don't see how that makes it any better. That's just an additional barrier for consumers.
If people [bothered to] look up nutrition info for their produce, they get the exact same distorted misinformation. The system is thoroughly broken and needs reform.
I'll say it, because the article neglected to: "It's the soil health, stupid."
It's troubling how (at least in mass media) every environmental problem gets collapsed down to just CO2 and greenhouse gases. Yes it does play a role here, but it shouldn't eclipse the other existential environmental problems we also face: soil erosion and killing the soil life that 'mines' nutrients for plants.[0]
People imagine soil as merely an inert sponge that only stores nutrients (to the delight of fertilizer companies), but healthy living soil will actually break down rocks and air to create a constant supply of nutrients manufactured in situ.
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2H60ritjag
Of course, if there is an economic incentive to do so.
Good luck! There's little to no incentive because the information available to consumers is highly distorted.
Nutrition Facts don't actually reflect the real amount of nutrients in, say, a tomato. For simplicity the manufacturers just look up 'Tomato' in an official government table. This is an obvious case of regulatory failure and/or capture.
Clearly the government must force food manufacturers to pay for frequent, unannounced, randomized, third-party, certified laboratory testing, and report the real levels of nutrients in their products. The current labeling scheme is state-sanctioned fraud on a massive scale.
Where do you live that fresh produce is labeled with nutrition facts? I've got a box of Costco tomatoes and a bag of carrots here, and they are labeled with weights and dates, but nothing about nutrition. The bag of carrots just says, "Ingredients: organic carrots."
Yes, I meant the labeling for food products that contain plant-based ingredients.
>fresh produce [isn't] labeled with nutrition facts
I don't see how that makes it any better. That's just an additional barrier for consumers.
If people [bothered to] look up nutrition info for their produce, they get the exact same distorted misinformation. The system is thoroughly broken and needs reform.