Econ Club: It's about logic, not emotion.

Under the guise of Econ Club, I have sat in many of bars alongside peers and professors, attempting to solve the world’s problems with economic logic. Couched primarily in economic topics, attendees are encouraged to be blunt, using logic not opinion to discuss current events. It is because of the success of these meetings and encouragement from past participants that I am moving Econ Club into blog form. As such, post articles, comment on them and of course keep a refreshing beer nearby.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Cutting Out the Middlemen, Shoppers Buy Slices of Farms
By SUSAN SAULNY
Published: July 10, 2008
A growing number of people are skipping out on grocery stores and instead going right to the source by buying shares of farms — in essence hiring personal farmers.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/10/us/10farms.html?ex=1373428800&en=b190a7c178e98540&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

1 comment:

Angel said...: So I am glad that participating in the farming process and being able to buy locally makes people feel better. However, the comment that often goes along with the "buy local" trend of small, local farms is that it is better for the environment. However, I am very skeptical of this argument-- there are efficiency gains brought on by larger farms, while also productivity gains by growing certain items is some climates verses others. Don't get me wrong, I don’t doubt that less energy may be used in shipping products when buying local, but I suspect that the reason buying local is still, on average, more costly is because there are efficiency losses involved in this type of farming.

Any thoughts?; July 11, 2008 at 12:10 AM