Did you know a trip to the grocery store should cost about $32,000?

It does, according to this animation by the Sierra Club: “The True Cost of Food – Organic food versus chemicals and GMOs.”

The video illustrates why food really costs much more than the printed number on your receipt: pesticide use, transportation costs, environmental degradation and other costs are all invisible consequences of shopping at major grocery stores.

Read more about the Sierra Club’s campaign at TrueCostofFood.org.

Pic via ckforjc.

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