Recorder & Times / Ronald Zajac / 03 April 2019
Brockville council will vote next week on a motion declaring “the right to a healthy environment.”
Members of council’s planning and operations committee on Tuesday unanimously backed Coun. Cameron Wales’s motion to adopt the declaration put forward by the David Suzuki Foundation’s “Blue Dot” movement.
The full council is expected to put the declaration to a final vote next Tuesday.
The Blue Dot movement website describes it as “a national grassroots campaign based on the idea that everyone in Canada deserves the right to a healthy environment, including clean air and water, and a say in decisions that affect our health and well-being.”
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Locally sourced and seasonally raised foods taste better, and are better for you. They spend more time in the fields ripening – developing sweetness and flavor – because they don’t need to be picked under-ripe for shipping. Picking under-ripe vegetables also reduces the nutritional value. Farmers can grow more diverse varieties, bred for quality and flavor rather than long shelf life. And though a region may experience a drought or unusually cold weather for a season, the fruits and vegetables still grow at their optimal time, ensuring the best possible taste. Picking under-ripe vegetables reduces the nutritional value.
