Wednesday, September 9, 2015

I found the results of the Keebaugh study pretty interesting.It was interesting that maternal education level played a significant part in organic food purchases in people.  However, this article didn't really tell us something new or particularly helpful.  So what if parental education plays a part in whether someone buys organic foods or not?  I think this question could bring up a pretty good discussion about the importance of organic food education.  I also think that the education level of parents represents what their income might be.  A higher education leads to the opportunity for a higher income which makes it possible to purchase more organic products.  Lower income families don't always have the means to purchase organic foods because they are more expensive.  While this article mentioned income as a big factor, it seems like they overlooked it in their discussion because they wanted to stress parental education only.

The Hjelmar article was really interesting because it gave me an in-depth look into Danish culture.  It's cool because their shopping habits are not much different from our own.  One thing to note is that the introduction called organic shopping "normal" in Denmark, but the interview responses made it seem like most people still buy conventional food items.  I think this just might be a misunderstanding of what the author means by "normal."  Once again, it's important to note that price plays a significant role in whether or not organic products are chosen over conventional products.

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