On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:27:17 GMT, notbob > wrote:

> On 2010-03-26, Janet Bostwick > wrote:
> > I recommend reading this article. The idea is something many of us want --
> > getting local produce, locally. Can/Will Walmart help? Read article.
> > http://tinyurl.com/yfafwsm
>
> Walmart compete with Whole Paycheck? Surely, you jest. EVERYONE! can
> compete with WF. WFs prices are ridiculous. Better still, my local
> City Market (Kroger) is even cheaper than WM.
>
> As for WM saving the US farmer, I don't see it. Sure, WM might save a
> few farms from going under at first, but WMs brutal pricing strategy,
> which dictates lower prices each successive year, will do the farmer no
> favors in the long run.
>

Ignore the price comparison between WF and Wally World. This article
is telling you there is enough organic produce out there that even a
volume marketer like Walmart can provide it to their customers. If
Walmart can do it... other grocers can too.


--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.