tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640587620780782198.post1878170750139893198..comments2021-02-28T22:51:57.034-08:00Comments on SPROUTING OFF: The Next Bubble? The Environment & Our FoodVeggie Traderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710380485725813997noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640587620780782198.post-4561096324735620312009-09-09T13:43:53.858-07:002009-09-09T13:43:53.858-07:00Thanks Lone Jack for your thoughtful reply. It'...Thanks Lone Jack for your thoughtful reply. It's really difficult to argue against cheap prices but I try to look past the superficial and vote with my wallet for locally produced food every single chance I can. <br /><br />I personally don't need a discount on my food and I would feel weirdly selfish about taking market-driven-food-charity when I don't need it. <br /><br />An interesting editorial was published in the Los Angeles Times last week titled, Keep your self-righteous fingers off my processed food by Charlotte Allen. According to Allen I am an elitist snob...<br />http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-allen30-2009aug30,0,2592815.story<br /><br />Toni, Thanks for sharing your blog, it looks like a good resource. Any good cook knows that they can make some tasty food using very inexpensive basic ingredients and a little time.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10793561148143943591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640587620780782198.post-76057388056759852672009-09-09T11:38:21.869-07:002009-09-09T11:38:21.869-07:00I come from a time past, I am a WWII baby. I remem...I come from a time past, I am a WWII baby. I remember when this country was trying to get it's agriculture industry started. Back then all farms were local. The problem was, and still is, low prices for produce.<br />This country is hooked on Low Priced Food... The farmers I know and knew are just as interested in sustaining the environment as you say you are... the problem is it takes drastic measures to produce a profit from limited resources so the farmer uses whatever he can to product the maximum crop.<br />By the way, do you plant heirloom or hybrid seeds? Try to find heirloom seeds at your local garden store... If we are really serious we would stick to the old heirloom seeds..<br />The next question, where did the heirloom seeds come from? Have you seen a bunch of wild gourds hanging from a tree? It is a long way to the melons we enjoy today.<br /><br />Another thing, in our quest for CHEAP Food, we have driven the food producers out of this country to Mexico, South America, Philippines and other places. Of the lovely food we see in our super markets, only 2% has been grown to the standards we imposed on the U.S. producers. It became too expensive for the U.S. producers to compete, so Off to Never-Never Land.<br />Thanks, for asking,<br />Lone JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640587620780782198.post-39880748776180570772009-09-09T09:56:56.822-07:002009-09-09T09:56:56.822-07:00Wow, I sure agree with you on this one! My blog ca...Wow, I sure agree with you on this one! My blog <a href="http://ucan-can.com" rel="nofollow">can-can.com</a>com has really picked up, I think its because people are coming back to being more frugal and realize the importance of taking control of what we eat.Toni Shraderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06009778577537677254noreply@blogger.com