Jeßus wrote:
> On Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:17:12 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 04/03/2012 2:43 PM, Jeßus wrote:
>>>
>>>> Aside from general pollution concerns, when you have fake plastic rice
>>>> and eggs, melamine adulterated milk, bleached mushrooms, bean sprouts
>>>> grown with antibiotics, etc. all coming from the one place... well,
>>>> I'd rather just steer clear of any foods from there.
>>> I had a talk with the produce manager are our local grocery store and
>>> expressed my concerns about the increasing amount of Chinese produce
>>> they were stalking. His answer was that the Chinese have to eat too.I
>>> told him that I would not buy produce from China, and that if I had to
>>> go to a different store to get non-Chinese produce I would be getting
>>> all my groceries there.
>> Sounds like a good thing to voice. I think it is crazy to become
>> more and more dependent on other countries for food--especially
>> basics, and especially China. Also, how about foods that may
>> emanate from the area affected by Chernobyl, etc., etc.?
>
> Agreed, more people need to vote with their wallets and buy locally
> produced food from local businesses.
>
> That's what I do these days. Not doing this can only perpetuate the
> current trends. I know it gets hard for those on limited incomes to
> resist lower prices, but I often wonder just how hard they are really
> trying (not all of course).
>
> It's insane how product is shipped overseas, then comes back again to
> the state or country or origin. Not to mention the loss of local
> employment and infrastructure.

Yup. As I think I have said before, I am shopping at smaller and
smaller farms, trying to help keep them afloat. Last year, I was
giving as much business as possible to a tiny ramshackle place
that actually grew much of its own fruit. It was soooo good. I
am a bit afraid he may have finally sold out to a developer, but
it is hard to tell, because his stand is in such a state of disrepair.

There was another tiny place up the road with a very eccentric and
interesting character who did the farming and would show up in the
shop. He had lovely currants, which he grew. I think he died, or
suffered some catastrophe, because he seems to be gone.

--
Jean B.