The Food We Eat

Yet another reason to eat locally grown and produced food. Reuters, API, Agence France-Presse, and hundreds more recently reported on melamine, an industrial chemical, being found in chicken eggs from China.

This is not the first time a potentially dangerous chemical has been found in food. Unfortunately, it will likely not be the last either. What to do?

Well, if you can, buy locally produced food from your neighborhood CSA or Farmer's Market. You will be supporting local agriculture, getting fresher food, and helping to keep your local economy sustainable.

Another thing you can do is be a knowledgeable consumer. Know what you are buying and where it was produced. With chemicals showing up in food, not being a knowledgeable consumer could expose you to unknown risks.