Sentences with phrase «modern food economy»

That the cheeseburger — our delicious and comforting everyman food — didn't exist 100 years ago is a greasy, shiny example of all that is both right and wrong with our modern food economy.

What does the cheeseburger say about our modern food economy?

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These types of opportunities and efficiencies exist throughout the local food system but are almost completely impossible to realize on the industrially controlled, chemically dependent, national / global scale of our modern economy.

In the modern economy, certain bills may have to be paid electronically, but there are still many categories of spending, such as food, gas, clothing, entertainment, etc. that can be paid for with cash, making them good targets for the envelope system.

«Now, the country needs additional, qualified veterinarians, professional veterinary support, and strategic animal health management to address the increasing demand for safe and affordable animal protein and help in the transition to a modern food - producing economy.»

Modern Scandinavian countries with thriving economies and expensive tastes don't make for an easy time budgeting, but inexpensive daily activities can offset pricey food and drinks.

A third problem is the incredible speed with which modern economies are able to switch their agricultural production from food staples to biological fuel production.

In 2006, Tim Lang and Geof Rayner from the Food Policy Centre said the vast forces in the modern economy delivering calories on a scale humans did not evolve to digest required an equally sweeping response.