Compare to other product, the “Swan” and “Good Environment choice” consumables
have lower environmental impacts. The purpose of these labels is to tell the purchaser
that these products have lower environmental impacts. Although the questionnaires
show an overwhelming preference to eco-labeled food, Bastedalen Herrgård’s owner
and guests had not expressed any motivation for it in the survey. Compared to other
food, consumer can have more confidence in the fact that house-produced foods use
no chemicals in the process of its growth. These foods need very limited
transportation, thus have lower environmental impacts. Local-produced foods need
less transport than other, but we can not be sure if local foods use less energy and
resources with less pollution without careful investigation. Swedish produced foods