"Jke" > wrote in message
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>> Wegman's (my local chain) labels lots of stuff, especially fruits &
>> berries from South America, since many people (like me) know that other
>> countries may use some strange pesticides that are not used here. By
>> "labels", I mean that on the big price sign next to the plums, they hand
>> write "From Chile", or whatever. It's consistent from store to store. I
>> suspect this began because customers wanted it, although Wegman's is
>> unusual and might've dreamt it up because they're big on full disclosure.
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>> I think you'd be better off getting your stores to provide the
>> information, especially since it involves virtually NO extra effort. They
>> know where the stuff comes from.
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>> "Raised or caught" - now we're talking about meat & fish, right? With
>> fish, it doesn't matter much.
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> It does in terms of sustainability, afaik. Line caught salmon is better
> for the environment. And farmed salmon is fed things that are much worse
> than what wild salmon eat. In terms of sustainability, medications,
> variety, coloring.

OK - that's true, and the origin should be revealed for another reason: Some
stores are charging $10-$12 a pound for farm raised salmon, which is a
crime, as far as I'm concerned. Here, I have a choice of line-caught for
that price, or farm-raised for about half that most of the time.


> Food miles matter to me, as well.

I can't think about seafood that way. I'm in upstate NY. Food miles are
*always* high for seafood.