Food in Zurich should increasingly be organic
The city parliament wants half of all food in city farms to come from organic farming. The SVP warns of price increases.
Published: 06/29/2022, 21:43
The city could serve more such native organic beets.
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Zurich goes organic. At least half.
Selina Walgis said that the current proportion of organic food in the municipal catering establishments is far too low. “By increasing this to 50 percent, we are promoting biodiversity that is under threat in Switzerland.” Pesticides posed a threat to animals and humans. The city cooks around seven million menus a year. This gives her a strong leverage. That private shopping behavior of Zurich residents is not affected by the postulate.
