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<li>Where does your product come from<ref>Note: If your product is labeled “EU organic” you may be able to read the initials of its country of origin under the logo.</ref>?</li>
<li>Where does your product come from<ref>Note: If your product is labeled “EU organic” you may be able to read the initials of its country of origin under the logo.</ref>?</li>
<li>If your product does not specify the origin<ref>Note: for instance, an olive oil could be pressed and have the NL organic stamp but its olives might be cultivated and imported from France.</ref> of the raw ingredient, head to the brand’s website or contact the producer.</li>
<li>If your product does not specify the origin<ref>Note: for instance, an olive oil could be pressed and have the NL organic stamp but its olives might be cultivated and imported from France.</ref> of the raw ingredient, head to the brand’s website or contact the producer.</li>
<u>Note:</u> Click on [[Reading labels is not enough!|this link: Reading labels is not enough!]] to learn more about how companies play around with the organic label and how to buy intelligently.</u>
<u>Note:</u> Click on [[Reading labels is not enough!|this link: Reading labels is not enough!]] to learn more about how companies play around with the organic label and how to buy intelligently.</u>


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Evaluating the environmental and cultural resilience of your products

ENVIRONNEMENT

By directly asking the producer:

  • Is the farm/factory/mill/slaughterhouse producing industrial/organic/bio-dynamic products[1]
  • Does the producer use electric powered greenhouses/tractors and machines running on gaz?
  • What kind of vegetable/fruit specie/ cattle breed[2] you are buying, and why?
  • The start and end of the season of the product.
  • Cattle/fish/seafood: what is the animal fed[3] with?
  • Cattle/fish/seafood: Is the animal breed outdoors or indoors?
  • Cattle/fish: Is the animal used for multiple purposes[4]?

    • By checking the label of your product:

  • Is your product labeled organic/bio-dynamic or any other network[5]?
  • Where does your product come from[6]?
  • If your product does not specify the origin[7] of the raw ingredient, head to the brand’s website or contact the producer.

    • Note: Click on this link: Reading labels is not enough! to learn more about how companies play around with the organic label and how to buy intelligently. By heading to the producers’s website:

  • Does the producer mention the origin of its raw ingredients?
  • Does the producer showcase the country it transforms its products in?
  • Is the producer clearly laying out its means of production?

    • By contacting the producer through:

  • Twitter (by tagging him)[8]
  • Facebook
  • Phone
  • Email
  • Post

    • CULTURE

  • Quickly check the yearly production of a product and its evolution in the past century on the website the Food and Agriculture association of the United Nation
  • Check the wikipedia page of the product/recipe
  • Check for biodiversity related data-bases[9] to learn about your product and its cultivation in your country.
  • Search for your product/recipe on the website of mainstream supermarkets in your country to see its recurrence

    • Notes

    1. ↑ The producer may not have been granted the EU organic label, he could however be producing his products organically
    2. ↑ ex: Is it an endangered specie?
    3. ↑ ex: Additional food supplements?
    4. ↑ ex: Is the cow used for its milk but also for its meat?
    5. ↑ Favor for instance: EU organic, Demeter, Agriculture Biologique, Fair trade, Bleu blanc Cœur, EKO
    6. ↑ Note: If your product is labeled “EU organic” you may be able to read the initials of its country of origin under the logo.
    7. ↑ Note: for instance, an olive oil could be pressed and have the NL organic stamp but its olives might be cultivated and imported from France.
    8. ↑ In most cases, you can expect a quick answer
    9. ↑ ex in the NL: http://www.floravannederland.nl/home/
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