Framtiden i våre hender’s advice regarding food and CO2 footprints

Food miles seems to be my topic these weeks. And even though the comments I’ve received so far have been pretty clear and very interesting reading, I would like to add another. This time from Mekonnen Germiso, research director at Framtiden i våre hender (here is some information about the organization in English): “Det viktigste … Continue reading →

Grønn hverdag’s advice regarding food and CO2 footprints

Here is Håkon Lindahl from Grønn hverdag‘s take on my blog post about The moral dilemma of eating pumpkin outside the season: “Hei! Dilemmaet du skisserer er veldig ofte ikke noe dilemma i det hele tatt, fordi transport bare utgjør en marginal andel av utslippene og miljøbelastningen knyttet til matproduksjon. Et eksempel er tomater: Norske … Continue reading →

The moral dilemma of eating pumpkin outside the season

Yesterday evening I served my girlfriends pumpkin soup at my house. So what, why do you have to write a blog post about that, you might ask. Good point. Nothing sensational happened, no one died from soup poisoning, as far as I know, but the pumpkin soup got me thinking. Because the pumpkin had travelled … Continue reading →