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


Why? Because my grocer is honest? I know. It's spooky. But, Wegman's assumes
their customers are intelligent.



>>> Food miles matter to me, as well.
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>> I can't think about seafood that way. I'm in upstate NY. Food miles are
>> *always* high for seafood.
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> Salmon may not be the best product as an example for food miles

Right. So, which fishies would you like to discuss?