gas prices affect food shopping? Hi Rebecca

[Guest guest]

You have no idea how bad I feel when I know a member is in this situation. I'm

in LA and when we had the long drawn out market strike everyone turned to Trader

Joe's, Whole Foods and Wild Oats. I was hoping with all the profits, they would

expand and move all across the U.S. and settle in areas that desperately need

those stores. Not the case, they have built more in my area. Do I need 3 Whole

Foods and 5 Trader Joe's within a 5 mile radius of my house?

I wish I had an answer for you.

Donna

 

calligraphyqueen <hisprincess71 wrote:

How do any of you that go to pick fresh fruits at farms, or shop at

places like Whole Foods that aren't close by, plan to change your

shopping habits? Or do you? Gas prices are strangling us!

 

Our nearest whole foods is over 65 miles away. we keep petitioning for

one, but no luck. We have no trader Joe's at all. I have lots of

family owned farms that we go to throughout the growing season. Out

of season we are without.

Wonderful VA apples, strawberries and such. But that is driving as

well. I already have to load up my children, but an extra long drive

is not at all pleasant. Trying to feed them healthy foods + be frugal

is getting near impossible!!

 

Rebecca

mother to 7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

These companies don't seem to get that NY and southern CA aren't the

only places where people live. It's so frustrating! Small town

america, where people choose to go without some things in order to

raise kids in healthy environments (otherwise) need healthy food

choices. I know of two groups just this year that have petitioned

both Trader's and Whole foods. Driving and hour and a half to WF

with seven kids in order to pay extra for groceries??? They sure

aren't helping.

I do have a co op that orders every other month, but that isn't

produce.

Rebecca

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

, Donnalilacflower

<thelilacflower wrote:

>

> You have no idea how bad I feel when I know a member is in this

situation. I'm in LA and when we had the long drawn out market

strike everyone turned to Trader Joe's, Whole Foods and Wild Oats.

I was hoping with all the profits, they would expand and move all

across the U.S. and settle in areas that desperately need those

stores. Not the case, they have built more in my area. Do I need 3

Whole Foods and 5 Trader Joe's within a 5 mile radius of my house?

> I wish I had an answer for you.

> Donna

>

> calligraphyqueen <hisprincess71 wrote:

> How do any of you that go to pick fresh fruits at farms, or shop

at

> places like Whole Foods that aren't close by, plan to change your

> shopping habits? Or do you? Gas prices are strangling us!

>

> Our nearest whole foods is over 65 miles away. we keep petitioning

for

> one, but no luck. We have no trader Joe's at all. I have lots of

> family owned farms that we go to throughout the growing season.

Out

> of season we are without.

> Wonderful VA apples, strawberries and such. But that is driving

as

> well. I already have to load up my children, but an extra long

drive

> is not at all pleasant. Trying to feed them healthy foods + be

frugal

> is getting near impossible!!

>

> Rebecca

> mother to 7

>

>

>