Re: [Biofuel] Consumers Prefer Locally Grown Food, Study Finds
Keith Addison wrote: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2008/06/local_food.html Consumers Prefer Locally Grown Food, Study Finds Shoppers say they're willing to pay a premium Has anyone asked the questions Can you afford to pay a premium? How much of a premium? Doug, N0LKK Kansas USA inc. I reffed this, but it's not an ordinary sample: http://www.mail-archive.com/sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg71583.html [Biofuel] Food sustainability survey Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:29:22 -0800 6. Are you willing to pay more for certified organic produce, and if so, how much? 10% 4,262 20% 5,218 30% 1,841 As much as necessary 2,701 Will not pay more for certified organic produce 1,222 4. Where does your household most often shop for food? National chain stores 2,916 National boutique food stores such as Whole Foods, Wild Oats and Trader Joes 2,839 Local chain stores 5,546 Food cooperatives 1,628 Farmers' markets 1,519 Inexpensive multipurpose chains such as Super Target, Sam's Club, Costco 619 Online order and delivery 71 ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Consumers Prefer Locally Grown Food, Study Finds
Thanks for the links Keith, good stuff! Rick --- On Fri, 13/6/08, Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Consumers Prefer Locally Grown Food, Study Finds To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Date: Friday, 13 June, 2008, 4:26 PM Hi Rick Hey Keith, Good article, Yes, there's hope. (But lots to do!) Though it'll be more convincing when there's some opposite effect discernible in a decline in the freakishly high amounts of food that gets wasted at the consumer level, if only that data weren't always so far behind. There's a recent article on that here: http://www.mail-archive.com/sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg72679.html [Biofuel] One Country's Table Scraps, Another Country's Meal Sat, 24 May 2008 I think most consumers know that the fresh produce they buy at the supermarket was actually picked green kept in cold storage for months (to control the price) and then gassed to ripen it. You buy that stuff and much of it will rot before it ever ripens. It's disgusting! Very disgusting. The entire industrialised food system is disgusting. If you liked that you might like this: http://www.mail-archive.com/sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg71583.html [Biofuel] Food sustainability survey Mon, 24 Dec 2007 Another way people are getting the local food message is because of global warming, locavores discuss global warming a lot, and they see the connection. There are some numbers here: http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg64974.html [Biofuel] CO2 - was Re: Fluorescent fuel? That's about CO2 emissions of local vs imported food, and compost and CO2, interesting read. Yet another reason for going local is the food crisis, very forceful, and the oil crisis. The issues are converging, the pressures are mounting, the movie's speeding up. Or is it just me who's slowing down. Oh well. Time for my nap. :-) Best Keith Rick --- On Fri, 13/6/08, Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Biofuel] Consumers Prefer Locally Grown Food, Study Finds To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Date: Friday, 13 June, 2008, 10:03 AM http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2008/06/local_food.html Consumers Prefer Locally Grown Food, Study Finds Shoppers say they're willing to pay a premium June 5, 2008 Locally-grown produce may cost a little more, but new research suggests that the average consumer is willing to pay that premium. The study authors say their findings provide some farmers an attractive option to enter a niche market that could boost their revenues. The study also showed that shoppers at farm markets are willing to pay almost twice as much extra as retail grocery shoppers for the same locally produced foods. Both kinds of shoppers also will pay more for guaranteed fresh produce and tend to favor buying food produced by small farms over what they perceive as corporate operations, according to the study. Our conclusion is that if a farmer wants to consider producing food for local distribution and marketing it locally, there are people who are willing to pay more for it, said Marvin Batte, a co-author of the study and the Fred N. VanBuren professor of agricultural, environmental and development economics at Ohio State University. We are not saying that we should be producing all of our foods locally, just that this may be a viable, profitable activity for farmers. And what's good for farmers also benefits consumers in this case, said Batte, director of the research project. This is an indication that certain groups out there value locally produced food and if farmers deliver that, it makes these consumers happier, so it's good for them, too, he said. Most of the survey was conducted in late 2005. Batte said the findings - and his contention that not all food should be produced locally - still apply today, even in the face of rising fuel and food prices. Many food crops that thrive in specific types of climates cannot be efficiently and affordably produced for local distribution elsewhere. And, he said, those who buy local food to support nearby growers likely would be even more motivated to lend that support in a flagging economy. The study is published in the May issue of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ __ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20080614
Re: [Biofuel] Consumers Prefer Locally Grown Food, Study Finds
Has anyone asked the questions Can you afford to pay a premium? How much of a premium? Doug, N0LKK Kansas USA inc. The more we buy from overseas, the less we can afford to buy from our neighbors! The more we buy locally, the more money is in our neighborhood and the more affluence for everyone. The biggest crime is to buy from some country where the wages are below poverty. It doesn't help the people there, only the traders making money on the back of the workers and farmers. This works for all countries, poor and affluent. Free trade will bring us all down to the lowest living standard, eventually, maybe sooner than later. Bernard ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
[Biofuel] Consumers Prefer Locally Grown Food, Study Finds
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2008/06/local_food.html Consumers Prefer Locally Grown Food, Study Finds Shoppers say they're willing to pay a premium June 5, 2008 Locally-grown produce may cost a little more, but new research suggests that the average consumer is willing to pay that premium. The study authors say their findings provide some farmers an attractive option to enter a niche market that could boost their revenues. The study also showed that shoppers at farm markets are willing to pay almost twice as much extra as retail grocery shoppers for the same locally produced foods. Both kinds of shoppers also will pay more for guaranteed fresh produce and tend to favor buying food produced by small farms over what they perceive as corporate operations, according to the study. Our conclusion is that if a farmer wants to consider producing food for local distribution and marketing it locally, there are people who are willing to pay more for it, said Marvin Batte, a co-author of the study and the Fred N. VanBuren professor of agricultural, environmental and development economics at Ohio State University. We are not saying that we should be producing all of our foods locally, just that this may be a viable, profitable activity for farmers. And what's good for farmers also benefits consumers in this case, said Batte, director of the research project. This is an indication that certain groups out there value locally produced food and if farmers deliver that, it makes these consumers happier, so it's good for them, too, he said. Most of the survey was conducted in late 2005. Batte said the findings - and his contention that not all food should be produced locally - still apply today, even in the face of rising fuel and food prices. Many food crops that thrive in specific types of climates cannot be efficiently and affordably produced for local distribution elsewhere. And, he said, those who buy local food to support nearby growers likely would be even more motivated to lend that support in a flagging economy. The study is published in the May issue of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Consumers Prefer Locally Grown Food, Study Finds
Hey Keith, Good article, I think most consumers know that the fresh produce they buy at the supermarket was actually picked green kept in cold storage for months (to control the price) and then gassed to ripen it. You buy that stuff and much of it will rot before it ever ripens. It's disgusting! Rick --- On Fri, 13/6/08, Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Biofuel] Consumers Prefer Locally Grown Food, Study Finds To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Date: Friday, 13 June, 2008, 10:03 AM http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2008/06/local_food.html Consumers Prefer Locally Grown Food, Study Finds Shoppers say they're willing to pay a premium June 5, 2008 Locally-grown produce may cost a little more, but new research suggests that the average consumer is willing to pay that premium. The study authors say their findings provide some farmers an attractive option to enter a niche market that could boost their revenues. The study also showed that shoppers at farm markets are willing to pay almost twice as much extra as retail grocery shoppers for the same locally produced foods. Both kinds of shoppers also will pay more for guaranteed fresh produce and tend to favor buying food produced by small farms over what they perceive as corporate operations, according to the study. Our conclusion is that if a farmer wants to consider producing food for local distribution and marketing it locally, there are people who are willing to pay more for it, said Marvin Batte, a co-author of the study and the Fred N. VanBuren professor of agricultural, environmental and development economics at Ohio State University. We are not saying that we should be producing all of our foods locally, just that this may be a viable, profitable activity for farmers. And what's good for farmers also benefits consumers in this case, said Batte, director of the research project. This is an indication that certain groups out there value locally produced food and if farmers deliver that, it makes these consumers happier, so it's good for them, too, he said. Most of the survey was conducted in late 2005. Batte said the findings - and his contention that not all food should be produced locally - still apply today, even in the face of rising fuel and food prices. Many food crops that thrive in specific types of climates cannot be efficiently and affordably produced for local distribution elsewhere. And, he said, those who buy local food to support nearby growers likely would be even more motivated to lend that support in a flagging economy. The study is published in the May issue of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ __ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20080613/10cd592e/attachment.html ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Consumers Prefer Locally Grown Food, Study Finds
Hi Rick Hey Keith, Good article, Yes, there's hope. (But lots to do!) Though it'll be more convincing when there's some opposite effect discernible in a decline in the freakishly high amounts of food that gets wasted at the consumer level, if only that data weren't always so far behind. There's a recent article on that here: http://www.mail-archive.com/sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg72679.html [Biofuel] One Country's Table Scraps, Another Country's Meal Sat, 24 May 2008 I think most consumers know that the fresh produce they buy at the supermarket was actually picked green kept in cold storage for months (to control the price) and then gassed to ripen it. You buy that stuff and much of it will rot before it ever ripens. It's disgusting! Very disgusting. The entire industrialised food system is disgusting. If you liked that you might like this: http://www.mail-archive.com/sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg71583.html [Biofuel] Food sustainability survey Mon, 24 Dec 2007 Another way people are getting the local food message is because of global warming, locavores discuss global warming a lot, and they see the connection. There are some numbers here: http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg64974.html [Biofuel] CO2 - was Re: Fluorescent fuel? That's about CO2 emissions of local vs imported food, and compost and CO2, interesting read. Yet another reason for going local is the food crisis, very forceful, and the oil crisis. The issues are converging, the pressures are mounting, the movie's speeding up. Or is it just me who's slowing down. Oh well. Time for my nap. :-) Best Keith Rick --- On Fri, 13/6/08, Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Biofuel] Consumers Prefer Locally Grown Food, Study Finds To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Date: Friday, 13 June, 2008, 10:03 AM http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2008/06/local_food.html Consumers Prefer Locally Grown Food, Study Finds Shoppers say they're willing to pay a premium June 5, 2008 Locally-grown produce may cost a little more, but new research suggests that the average consumer is willing to pay that premium. The study authors say their findings provide some farmers an attractive option to enter a niche market that could boost their revenues. The study also showed that shoppers at farm markets are willing to pay almost twice as much extra as retail grocery shoppers for the same locally produced foods. Both kinds of shoppers also will pay more for guaranteed fresh produce and tend to favor buying food produced by small farms over what they perceive as corporate operations, according to the study. Our conclusion is that if a farmer wants to consider producing food for local distribution and marketing it locally, there are people who are willing to pay more for it, said Marvin Batte, a co-author of the study and the Fred N. VanBuren professor of agricultural, environmental and development economics at Ohio State University. We are not saying that we should be producing all of our foods locally, just that this may be a viable, profitable activity for farmers. And what's good for farmers also benefits consumers in this case, said Batte, director of the research project. This is an indication that certain groups out there value locally produced food and if farmers deliver that, it makes these consumers happier, so it's good for them, too, he said. Most of the survey was conducted in late 2005. Batte said the findings - and his contention that not all food should be produced locally - still apply today, even in the face of rising fuel and food prices. Many food crops that thrive in specific types of climates cannot be efficiently and affordably produced for local distribution elsewhere. And, he said, those who buy local food to support nearby growers likely would be even more motivated to lend that support in a flagging economy. The study is published in the May issue of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Consumers Prefer Locally Grown Food, Study Finds
Keith Addison wrote: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2008/06/local_food.html Consumers Prefer Locally Grown Food, Study Finds Shoppers say they're willing to pay a premium Has anyone asked the questions Can you afford to pay a premium? How much of a premium? Doug, N0LKK Kansas USA inc. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
