Finally -- Supermarkets Expand Local Produce Selection

re: Finally -- Supermarkets Expand Local Produce Selection

mickeyprop — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:10:24 GMT

Every Saturday, from May through October, I have a farmers' market to shop at only a block from where I live. However I choose not to do so because of the limited availability of organic produce and the very high prices for everything. What's the point of eliminating the retail outlet and buying directly from the local farmer if the local farmer charges the same outrageous prices as Whole Foods? So I continue to shop at nearby Korean and Greek supermarkets.

The local farmers can still do well financially selling their produce at the farmers' markets for more than they charge the supermarket chains but for less than consumers pay at the chains.

re: Finally -- Supermarkets Expand Local Produce Selection

Kimberly Wenger — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:06:53 GMT

Make sure you look for the 8 (organic) or the 9 (GMO) prior to the product code if you shop in a supermarket. If you're going to shop from the farmer, make sure you ask if it's GMO, and you will need to speak to the owner of the farm. We have farmer's stand about two miles from our home, and whenever I ask one of the employees whether a product is GMO, they look at me like I'm speaking Chinese. A lot of people don't even know what GMO is!!

re: Finally -- Supermarkets Expand Local Produce Selection

EarthWindFire — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:35:35 GMT

I would still prefer to get my food straight from the farmer where I can look her/him in the eye and ask specific questions about their growing methods and see their MO for myself. I don't put much stock in the usda organic label. I think many of the requirements are ridiculous and way over the top, the cost is prohibitive, and I believe large companies could buy the label w/o meeting true organic standards.

Peace

re: Finally -- Supermarkets Expand Local Produce Selection

Islander — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:08:42 GMT

Sonja Henie's tutu! Can we make a pact to ban the word FINALLY from mercola.com? It is such a total cliché. There's not an announcement or product introduction that doesn't begin with the word. What would this headline lose, for example, if it were omitted?

Sorry - I am just sick to death of it - thanks for letting me vent!

re: Finally -- Supermarkets Expand Local Produce Selection

HealthCoachSandraG — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:24:51 GMT

We vote with our dollar (the most powerful voice we have). I chose not to vote for Wal-Mart and you won't catch me in the store. They cheat, then censor, they've essentially told their employees who to vote for, they do not treat their employees well and they do not treat their suppliers well. There's better ways to save money.

Local supports the economy. However, as mentioned in other posts, the local farm could also be using a lot of harmful chemicals.

I planted my first garden this year with no mentors and without reading a book. Even though I have a lot to learn, it's wasn't hard one might think. It's very rewarding. There's nothing fresher than starting the water and THEN picking the kale!

re: Finally -- Supermarkets Expand Local Produce Selection

JWRM42 — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:43:34 GMT

Locally grown? Is locally grown organic? Not always. There is a lack of these products being truly organic and certified. So, we must look at the company which is peddling the product, to get a better understanding of what is truly up for sell.

Wal-Mart, which has large record of promoting of a sub-standard picture of organic, may once again trying to pull the wool of the unsuspecting consumers' eyes, by passing off what could be no better than conventional produce, as "organic". As I recall, a couple of years ago, Wal-Mart pledged to become a major retailer in organic food. With tricks like these and a lack of regulations, perhaps they finally will deliver what they promised: being a major source of "organic" food. As Uncle Russ once said, "Panic If You're Being Told It's Organic!"

But wait! We can just avoid this by not shopping at Wal-Mart, and with all the great tips Dr. Mercola told us about buy REAL organic foods locally.

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re: Finally -- Supermarkets Expand Local Produce Selection

BeeGirl — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:07:07 GMT

Locally grown does not mean organic.

re: Finally -- Supermarkets Expand Local Produce Selection

seg — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:38:11 GMT

Wherever there's big money to be made you will find Companies like Wal Mart......It is ALL ABOUT THE MONEY, NOTHING ELSE. They don't give a rat's behind whether you healthy or sick, rich or poor, all they care about is their BOTTOM LINE......

Pretty soon if we don't watch out, they will destroy everything that still good.....Including the ray of hope you and i still possess......

re: Finally -- Supermarkets Expand Local Produce Selection

health_hunter — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:37:14 GMT

I actually find I don't buy local produce at the supermarkets. I participate in a CSA and get the rest from my farmers' market during the season. Out of season when I use the supermarket more for produce, there aren't any local products to be had (that's why the farmers' markets are seasonal here).

re: Supermarkets Expand Local Produce Selection

Aaltrude — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:58:22 GMT

Yeah sure - one local supermarket made a lot of noise about how they wanted to stock local produce when they opened a while ago, however they wanted to put on so many conditions that most local growers were not interested and continued with the outlets they already had and the local farmer's market.