The additional farm waste is pretty straightforward; organic farming uses pesticides that are far less effective than modern ones (and more toxic) used in typical farming which means that the yield from any given acreage of land is far lower. This means that, in order to produce the same amount of food, organic…

I pointed out elsewhere that, while it is true that the same legs of the transportation chain are occurring, one is a low number over a short distance while the other is higher volume over much longer distances. They aren’t comparable.

Not necessarily; they are also marketing it as healthy and more environmentally responsible, both of which are dubious claims.

Fair enough; a lot of people include organic in their definition of sustainability because they don’t actually understand it, so if I presumed you did where you did not then I apologize but I would point out it is a reasonable assumption. Blue Apron, navigating to there website here specifies that many of their…

Sort of; while the same two legs are being utilized, in one scenario it is typically one or a couple trips at most, which are going to generally be over short distances. In the other scenario, as with these services, many trips are being made over much longer distances. The two are not sufficiently similar to be…

Out of curiosity, why was I sent to the grays? My original response and most of my early thread replies were directly posted but now I am in the grays.

Sure. There are obviously going to be specific exceptions; I don’t think that there are enough to alter the generalized impression I presented here.

Presuming this is the case (I don’t know if it is or not), I would be curious as to the reasoning for it. Not many countries surpass the US in our misguided stranger danger panic, so I would suspect differing motives. I could easily see European countries doing this out of a desire to let the children socialize on…

I would point out that either any preservation methods used by these services would necessarily have to exceed that of grocery stores as they are adding a leg to the distribution change or unprecedented expediency in delivery is being prioritized over efficiency which necessarily generates excess waste. In either case…

That’s hilarious.

In either prong of the reasoning you present it seems as though these hypothetical people have far more serious issues that preparing dinner; if someone is so busy that the basic tasks of grocery shopping and food prep are too demanding then they need to reassess their schedule and possibly outside help before they…

Agreed.

No particular hate, aside from a distaste for something that makes little sense and for supporting environmentally-damaging practices such as organic farming. I’ve already posted about how extra waste in terms of packaging and delivery is being generated elsewhere on here, but to summarize, the waste inherent in…

The school playground near my house actually has workout equipment around it (different bar sets for push-ups, curls, etc.) as well as a track around it, obviously intended for parents watching their kids, but the only people that ever use it are women; there is a clear social tension in everyone present whenever I’ve…

Sure, I made that point, I thought. Institutionalized sexism is significantly worse for women and the most pressing, but it is bad for men as well.

Seems like a good life lesson for everyone.

Certainly that could be such a consideration but there are plenty of filtering methods to eliminate options that I’m not sure how this is a significant counter argument; plenty of places online will suggest recipes for you randomly, tailored to specifics, or anywhere inbetween, again for free. Additionally, I would…

All of their foodstuffs would necessarily have to be shipped twice; presumably this is a successful business so efficiency is king, meaning that all of their food will have to be shipped to their distribution centers which would probably resemble grocery stores in a lot of respects. This means that any wastes…

School playgrounds, at least, tend to extend the hours of restricted access by the public until 5:00 PM-6:00 PM so that students in after-school care programs can utilize them. Public playgrounds certainly are open to access but it isn’t really a matter of not inconveniencing kids. I’m sure that women would not…

Sure, this seems like a far more reasonable approach to this apparent problem.