Can vegans stomach the unpalatable truth about quinoa?

stoyanovgallery:

utnereader:

Ethical consumers should be aware poor Bolivians can no longer afford their staple grain, due to western demand raising prices.

It’s not just vegans getting sick over this : (

But it’s not animals right? Just people? Phew.

Posted on January 18, 2013
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    The appetite of countries such as ours for this grain has pushed up prices to such an extent that poorer people in Peru...
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    this is a big deal. we’re talking about the primary grain for an entire nation of people. make sure that, if you really...
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    Change the system (NAFTA, IMF) rather than change consumer habits. Because everything, ultimately, is unethical. What...
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    please read this and educate yourselves. just because something is “good for you” doesn’t mean it’s benefiting the...