Follow Our Food Sources (WAS: Organic budgetary considerations)

[Guest guest]

Hi Janet,

 

And yes, when organic produce is shipped across the country, then that

produce is likely to be of mediocre or worse quality.

 

Solution: move to the best food sources, as all the other animals have

always done!!! Put another way, rise to the intelligence level of all those

" opportunistic organisms " ... you know, bacteria and such. :) If the

candida can figure this, can we not, as well?

 

:) (to a degree)

 

Just a thought ...

Elchanan

_____

 

rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of

Janet FitzGerald

Wednesday, July 18, 2007 8:54 PM

rawfood

[Raw Food] Re: Organic budgetary considerations

 

 

I agree, Elchanan. However, there was a time of transition before I started

buying everything organic. I see it as a stepping stone. Personally, I

wasn't on that stepping stone for more than a few months. I needed to

convince my husband to take the plunge, too. And, that was at a time when we

weren't eating raw. We were buying all kinds of boxed organic this and

that. I laugh, now. It takes time to see the real costs of buying

conventional, pesticide-laden, produce. Just like Wal-Mart, there is a high

cost for low prices.

 

Also, I've noticed that conventional grocery stores that offer organic tend

to offer organic produce that is WAY too green, overly packaged, or next to

rotting. I think they are giving lip-service to organic. They even mix it

in with conventional produce to confuse the customer. It disconcerts me.

 

Janet - already dreaming of next year's garden.

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Yes this is exactly right!!

I find myself picking up the produce and buying it because of what it

tells me-rather than shopping at a store because of it's philosophy

In other words " foraging " locally and discovering that the produce is

local-it's fresher and tastier-yes thereis one farm stand too to buy

from in the summer that I miss when it's gone

 

Even clothes shopping has become foraging-

We go to the thrift store and I find such amazing buys there for such

a small amount of money

I havn't been in a malll in years!

-and also Wal mart (8 years now)

which surprises people because I have 4 kids

Some consider me a snob so it's fun to come here and be considerd

common ! :-)

Emrawfood , " Elchanan " <Elchanan wrote:

>

> Hi Janet,

>

> And yes, when organic produce is shipped across the country,

then that

> produce is likely to be of mediocre or worse quality.

>

> Solution: move to the best food sources, as all the other animals have

> always done!!! Put another way, rise to the intelligence level of

all those

> " opportunistic organisms " ... you know, bacteria and such. :) If the

> candida can figure this, can we not, as well?

>

> :) (to a degree)

>

> Just a thought ...

> Elchanan

> _____

>

> rawfood [rawfood ] On

Behalf Of

> Janet FitzGerald

> Wednesday, July 18, 2007 8:54 PM

> rawfood

> [Raw Food] Re: Organic budgetary considerations

>

>

> I agree, Elchanan. However, there was a time of transition before I

started

> buying everything organic. I see it as a stepping stone. Personally, I

> wasn't on that stepping stone for more than a few months. I needed to

> convince my husband to take the plunge, too. And, that was at a time

when we

> weren't eating raw. We were buying all kinds of boxed organic this and

> that. I laugh, now. It takes time to see the real costs of buying

> conventional, pesticide-laden, produce. Just like Wal-Mart, there is

a high

> cost for low prices.

>

> Also, I've noticed that conventional grocery stores that offer

organic tend

> to offer organic produce that is WAY too green, overly packaged, or

next to

> rotting. I think they are giving lip-service to organic. They even

mix it

> in with conventional produce to confuse the customer. It disconcerts

me.

>

> Janet - already dreaming of next year's garden.

>

>

>