Scented Nectar wrote:
> "usual suspect" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>I'm keeping this thread active since Skanky has failed to address it and
>>she deserves to have her nose rubbed in it a few more times.
>>
>>usual suspect wrote:
>>
>>>STUPID Nectar wrote:
>>><...>
>>>
>>>>>>Even my local non-healthfood
>>>>>>supermarket now carries many
>>>>>>organic products, even Lundberg
>>>>>>rice. More limited variety than
>>>>>>the health food store, but that's
>>>>>>still pretty good.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>As demand rises, stores will supply it. Organic, though, is far
>>>>>different from veganic. Misinformed/disinformed organic consumers note
>>>>>concerns about THEIR OWN welfare, not ANIMAL welfare. And the vast
>>>>>majority of consumers of organic foods eat meat -- they're not vegans.
>>>>>"Veganics" is a pipe dream of urban vegans who feebly cling to Utopian
>>>>>delusions.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I say the vast majority of
>>>>organics eaters are
>>>>vegetarian. But that's a
>>>>guess as is your's.
>>>
>>>
>>>The glaring difference between your guess and mine is that mine is based
>>>on data rather than hot air. Using data which we've discussed over the
>>>past weekend:
>>>
>>> 1. < 2% of the population is vegetarian
>>> 2. Organic is a $15.4 BILLION/year industry in the US
>>> 3. Organic sales are expected to exceed $30 BILLION by 2007.
>>> 4. One of the fastest growing segments within the organic
>>> industry is organic MEAT (~35% annual growth).
>>>
>>>The total US population is just under 280 million people. That means
>>>there are about 5.5 million "serious" vegetarians. Dividing the $15.4
>>>billion by 5.6 million "serious" vegetarians, we arrive at a figure of
>>>$2750 per "serious" vegetarian -- or $11,000 per family of four for just
>>>organic foods. That appears quite excessive to me, especially when
>>>considering the fact that they're not purchasing any of the organic
>
> meat.
>
>>>Sources:
>>>http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=4949
>>>http://www.ota.com/organic/mt/business.html
>>>http://www.organicmonitor.com/r3012.htm
>>>http://www.meatprocess.com/productne...s.asp?id=51571
>>
>>No comment, Skank?
>
> Ask nicely.

Not after your chickenshit attempt to get *others* to accuse me of
usenet abuse to my ISP just because you happen to disagree with me.