Why organic chocolate is not as green as you think .

[dipsydoodle]

Why organic chocolate is not as green as you think: Larger farms may mean more wild habitat is destroyed in Third World

Lovers of organic chocolate will find this hard to swallow – but there is no evidence that it is any better for the environment than conventional bars.

Oxford University scientists say organic farming clearly helps wildlife threatened by intensive agriculture in developed countries.

However, the jury is still out on the Third World where virgin land may be cleared for crops such as cocoa beans and bananas.

This land is likely to be home to more plants, animals and other wildlife when wild then when farmed.

And as organic farms often need more land than conventional ones, organic chocolate may not be as green as believed.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2551294/Why-organic-chocolate-not-green-think-Larger-farms-mean-wild-habitat-destroyed-Third-World.html#ixzz2sLpucYwL

[liberal N proud]

1. But it's CHOCOLATE

[mucifer]

2. I like to buy fair trade organic chocolate

Equal Exchange's mission is to build long-term trade partnerships that are economically just and environmentally sound, to foster mutually beneficial relationships between farmers and consumers and to demonstrate, through our success, the contribution of worker co-operatives and Fair Trade to a more equitable, democratic and sustainable world.

At Equal Exchange we believe that we should expect no less from ourselves and each other than we demand of our farmer partners. For that reason we have organized ourselves as a democratic worker cooperative, now one of the largest in the country. A worker cooperative is an alternative for-profit structure based upon standard democratic principles. It is not designed to maximize profits, nor returns to investors, but rather to bring to the workplace many of the rights and responsibilities that we hold as citizens in our communities.

http://equalexchange.coop/about



mmm vegan goodness!

I hope they are not destroying land as the OP says they might be.