An ethical dilemma for the modern day

Its like my local greengrocer sells imported fruit, but Sainbuggers does organic british stuff. It all pickles my wee head sometimes....

You mean you don't have your own backgarden paddy field?

<sigh>

Someone did a study a few years ago to determine which one should prioritise- local, fairtrade, organic etc. Anyway it was quite interesting but I now can't remember which was most important.

Someone did a study a few years ago to determine which one should prioritise- local, fairtrade, organic etc. Anyway it was quite interesting but I now can't remember which was most important.

H and I always debate which is better. The answer always comes out different depending on what we are buying and the circumstances-I guess that's no help either!?

Cranfield uni did a study about 5 years ago, and found that for valentines day it was "greener" to purchase roses grown in Kenya than Holland when considering requirements for growing vs shipping

<random aside> I went to Cranfield <random aside>

That would make my head hurt too! ?

I reckon i'd go for the fairtrade rice in cardboard box anyway mainly cos i'm all in favour of fairtrade stuff and always opt for it given the choice. I think it's due to the fact that my grandparents were farmers and they had to work blooming hard their whole lives only to be royally done over by the big suppliers that they were selling their Jersey Royals/Calibreese/Tomatoes too. If I can do something to help out hard working farmers in other countries to get a better deal then i'm all for it! ?

? Genuinely, I think it would have to depend on how and where the box was produced and where the rice was packaged. Not got a clue really though, I am a green dolt.

I think I would go for the fairtrade product as not only is it fairtrade (which I always favour) but all the packaging is recyclable, as opposed to the plastic which would end up in the landfill.

No idea on the carbon footpint comparison of the products though.

I thought it was only me who worruied about these things lol..

On balance i'd go for the cardboard - the kids here would use it for their art lessons so it would educational value too