>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> "Raised or caught" - now we're talking about meat & fish, right? With
>>> fish, it doesn't matter much.
>>
>> 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.

Wow. That is definitely worth paying attetion to.
>
>
>> 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.

Salmon may not be the best product as an example for food miles
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