Guest guest Posted May 15, 2003 Report Share Posted May 15, 2003 Question: I was in Whole Foods, and they had conventional onions grown in Florida, but organic ones grown from farther away (I forget where). I picked the organic, but was that really the right choice? Do I pick organic-grown-far-away over conventional-grown-closer-to-home? Danielle " You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake " --Jeanette Rankin ----Original Message Follows---- EBbrewpunx Re: Re: reasons behind veganism Wed, 14 May 2003 12:08:55 EDT try a farmers market.. i think too many folks worry about " convience " and not about the consequences that result from such conviences... think about where yer food comes from... how bloody hard is it to eat a locally grown apple fer bacchus' sake, ya know?? to me, just my opinion, consumerism and the like are as big a problem as factory farmed animals..it all leads to mass destruction of the environment, pollution, over use of resources, etc... convience foods are usually loaded with chemicals and presevatives, over packeged, shipped a quadrillion miles..and we call this convient??? strange world cheers fraggle In a message dated 5/14/03 4:35:52 AM Pacific Daylight Time, vegecentric writes: > > > > > All I'm saying is, GM may be a concern, but it has nothing to do with why > I'm a vegan. Further to that, most people go for cheap, reliable, > accessible food sources. Expecting them not to go to supermarkets, and > instead seek out a little organic shop somewhere, pay top dollar for what > isn't always the best looking produce, and where they often can't get > everything they want, is just not being realistic. I don't do it, and > frankly I can't afford to. If vegan/veggo food can't be sold to the mass > market, similar to what the late (and great) Linda McCartney tried to do > with her convenience meals, forget about slaughterhouses and factory farms > going away. I see too many groups focussing on the supply (farmers) and > _______________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2003 Report Share Posted May 15, 2003 In a message dated 5/14/03 6:57:05 PM Pacific Daylight Time, veggietart writes: I was in Whole Foods, and they had conventional onions grown in Florida, but organic ones grown from farther away (I forget where). I picked the organic, but was that really the right choice? Do I pick organic-grown-far-away over conventional-grown-closer-to-home? Danielle never an easy answer is there??? it depends on how far away i would gather...generally, i'd go for the organic, as opposed to the conventional..tho, it all depends on a variety of things.... you have to way the balance...did the pesticides ruin the environment more then the oil its gonna take to ship those onions the extra mile???? fraggle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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