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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:33 PM Original message |
Dear Grocery Chains ..... Kiss My Organic Ass (non campaign rant) |
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water (504 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
1. It's a fad. |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Do you worry about health issues? |
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water (504 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Thanks for the welcome! |
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Lost-in-FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I have faith in human science... |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. It's not the science, it's what food conglomerates know they |
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Lost-in-FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. There's lots of confusion about "Organic" labels |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:04 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. Amen. |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:14 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. I eat lots of fresh produce, but I worry about what's on it. |
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Lost-in-FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:23 PM Response to Reply #35 |
44. I see your point |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:23 PM Response to Reply #35 |
45. I think they go hand in hand |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:46 PM Response to Reply #45 |
55. its currently -2 degrees here, what grows in this season??? |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:48 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Frostbite? |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 10:31 AM Response to Reply #27 |
80. 8-6 Lives |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:12 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. True, true. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 10:29 AM Response to Reply #9 |
79. Faith In Human Science Is Misplaced When the #1 Motive Is Profits |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Do it a bit at a time |
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Lost-in-FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. It isn't a "status item" |
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water (504 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I am in incredibly good shape! I walk and take the bus everywhere I go... |
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Lost-in-FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:49 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. There's definitely lots of "trash food" |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 10:37 AM Response to Reply #13 |
83. That's utter nonsense. You clearly don't know what you're talking about. |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:47 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Organic isn't the problem, corporations are |
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water (504 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:53 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Here is a problem with getting the government involved... |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:58 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. One of the many, many reasons we need a Dem in office |
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water (504 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:01 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. The truth is... |
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Lost-in-FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:04 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. If it wasn't for Govment regulations... |
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water (504 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:08 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. There usually aren't competing tap water providers, for a variety of reasons. |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:17 PM Response to Reply #28 |
40. The demand is there and "the market" has failed |
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Lost-in-FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:18 PM Response to Reply #28 |
42. Better way to spend taxes: Getting out of Iraq while implementing food labeling... |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:12 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. Food, period, should be one of our biggest taxspending priorities |
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water (504 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:17 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. And you think that government regulations would lower food prices for them? |
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Lost-in-FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:54 PM Response to Reply #39 |
57. I'm confused here... |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 10:36 AM Response to Reply #18 |
82. That's an awful big load of re-labeled Libertarianism you're selling. I ain't buying it. |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:54 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. I wonder about that, too. |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:14 PM Response to Reply #20 |
33. I am still learning myself |
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Crazy Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. No doubt |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. They conjur up images of Farmer Brown and his wife to make you feel good. |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. Sure enough |
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Lost-in-FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:13 PM Response to Reply #17 |
32. Marketing, marketing, marketing |
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water (504 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:23 PM Response to Reply #32 |
46. Yep. Government labeling is a joke. |
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Lost-in-FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:30 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. Corporate labeling is a joke |
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water (504 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:32 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. Wouldn't you rather it not be dependent upon who is in office? |
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Lost-in-FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:38 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. It shouldn't depend upon... |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:26 PM Response to Reply #32 |
47. Oh dear god I remember the "fat free" BS |
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durrrty libby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
3. It is outrageous. People can fight back by growing a few things |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. And a couple of tomato plants in pots is do-able. n/t |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. Here here |
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pansypoo53219 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
7. i plant my own parsley, |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
19. The label "organic" is a marketing ploy, nothing more. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 03:47 AM Response to Reply #19 |
70. I saw Pollan speak the other night... |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 10:21 AM Response to Reply #70 |
77. it was an eye-opening book for me |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 01:47 PM Response to Reply #77 |
87. In the question and answer session someone basically asked him that |
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ReverendDeuce (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
23. Lots of Freepish replies in this thread... I am surprised... |
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Lost-in-FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:03 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. You nailed it with the "freepish replies"... |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:55 PM Response to Reply #23 |
58. Here, here! |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
31. So buy the cheap stuff. The process to be... |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:17 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. Tell ya what ....... |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 01:05 PM Response to Reply #38 |
86. I know about the recently loosened standards for labelling... |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:14 PM Response to Original message |
34. My hubby works for a supermarket, and I jsut asked him is they |
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water (504 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:21 PM Response to Reply #34 |
43. Exactly. |
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Lost-in-FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:40 PM Response to Reply #43 |
53. Contain fewer vitamins... |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 12:08 AM Response to Reply #43 |
61. I don't doubt that the organic foods are better. I had a rib roast for |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 10:01 AM Response to Reply #43 |
75. That sounds like corporate propaganda: real organic food has more vitamines |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
36. Your nutritional training? |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:27 PM Response to Reply #36 |
49. Who's talking nutrition? I'm talking marketing. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:40 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. Indeed. So again, your nutritional training? |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 12:18 AM Response to Reply #54 |
62. Do you have an actual point or are you just consumed with starting something? |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 12:38 AM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Like I said, Sparky |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 01:59 AM Response to Reply #63 |
68. Crickets are good too, though. |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 09:05 AM Response to Reply #68 |
73. Demanding an immediate response... |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 10:04 AM Response to Reply #73 |
76. His reply was completely disingenuous |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 09:15 AM Response to Reply #36 |
74. This is the weirdest post on this thread |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
37. Safeway grossly overprices their organic items. Pretty much any non-sale items, really. |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:56 PM Response to Reply #37 |
59. Really? Here it's just the opposite - Safeway's got some of the best buys on organic. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 12:01 AM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Our local food co-op is non-profit and part of a larger buying group. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
41. Don't shop at Safeway. |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 03:17 AM Response to Reply #41 |
69. You are so right! |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 10:38 AM Response to Reply #69 |
84. "Gourmet" foods were high markup items for special occasions or for ethnic cooking |
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icymist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
48. Grow your own parsley! Much cheaper. |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 12:47 AM Response to Original message |
64. I do believe that supply and demand will even things out. |
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Sanctified (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 01:12 AM Response to Original message |
65. If you like eating fruits and vegetables laden with pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers... |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 01:23 AM Response to Original message |
66. Recently I ate at the Whole Foods Store buffet. |
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Lost-in-FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 10:40 AM Response to Reply #66 |
85. Whole Foods is a rip off. n/t |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 01:26 AM Response to Original message |
67. Unless YOU grow it or you personally know the grower, you are probably wasting your money |
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MagickMuffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
71. I always have to wonder if it is labeled Organic, but is actually *GMF....... |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
72. Word! You have no idea what's in there anyway. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
78. I Don't Recommend Buying Organics At Conventional Supermarkets |
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cutlassmama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 07:54 PM Response to Reply #78 |
88. I think the Farmer's Market has the best. And they cut out the middle |
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midlife_mo_Jo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-20-08 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
81. Fair trade organic |
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