organics (was Re soymilk)

[Guest guest]

And, it's getting easier to find organic soy and other types of organic products at "mainstream" stores. In fact, Safeway's is introducing their own line of organic products. The brand is called "O Organics" and distributed by "Omnibrands Inc". The coloring on the label reminds me of the Whole Foods private label.

 

For people like me who live in towns without a Whole Foods, Rainbow Grocery, or Trader Joe's, this makes it so much easier to buy organic staples such as beans, peanut butter, olive oil, spaghetti sauce .. even the selection of organic produce has gotten better. Clearly they have made this move because they see $$ in organics.

 

And, while organic doesn't necessarily correlate with veg*n, at least it shows they have consumer demand for "healthier" products and hopefully more vegetarian products will soon follow. When stores like Safeways start carrying nutritional yeast, then I'll know vegetarianism has become mainstream. Until then, I keep swiping my Safeway's card so their marketing departments knows that I buy organic and vegan foods.

 

Cheers,

Tammy

 

 

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[Guest guest]

the organic label is a misnomer these days, unfortunately. Especially when it comes to large corporations like safeway!! They are getting their "organic" material from mansanto run farms in central america. The federal standard for organic is not the classic california organic acts but is far more lenient. Safeway's organic label will most likely contain gmo products!

Many of the local farmers now call their produce "sustainable" instead of organic to show they are using more strict standards.

 

phil

 

http://philipgelb.com"Tammy, Bay Area Vegetarians" <t wrote:

 

And, it's getting easier to find organic soy and other types of organic products at "mainstream" stores. In fact, Safeway's is introducing their own line of organic products. The brand is called "O Organics" and distributed by "Omnibrands Inc". The coloring on the label reminds me of the Whole Foods private label.

 

For people like me who live in towns without a Whole Foods, Rainbow Grocery, or Trader Joe's, this makes it so much easier to buy organic staples such as beans, peanut butter, olive oil, spaghetti sauce .. even the selection of organic produce has gotten better. Clearly they have made this move because they see $$ in organics.

 

And, while organic doesn't necessarily correlate with veg*n, at least it shows they have consumer demand for "healthier" products and hopefully more vegetarian products will soon follow. When stores like Safeways start carrying nutritional yeast, then I'll know vegetarianism has become mainstream. Until then, I keep swiping my Safeway's card so their marketing departments knows that I buy organic and vegan foods.

 

Cheers,

Tammy

 

 

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BAY AREA VEGETARIANS: non-profit 501 ©(3) community organization for veggies to network, find support and promote veg*nism.Events Calendar - http://bayareaveg.org/eventsNewsletter - http://bayareaveg.org/newsUltimate Guide - http://bayareaveg.org/ugVeg Food Finder - http://www.bayareaveg.org/finderCompassionate Living Program - http://www.bayareaveg.org/cl____

"This is my protest against the conduct of the world. To be a vegetarian is to disagree--to disagree with the course of things today. Starvation, world hunger, cruelty, waste, wars--we must make a statement against these things. Vegetarianism is my statement and I think it's a strong one." -- Isaac Bashevis Singer