Gregory Morrow wrote:
> Peter Aitken wrote:
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>>"JimLane" > wrote in message
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>>>Gregory Morrow wrote:
>>>
>>>>Peter Aitken wrote:
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>>>>>You really don't know the point of organic? There are three:
>>>>>
>>>>>1) Not eating insecticides, fungicides, and other chemicals that may
>>>>>cause
>>>>>problems.
>>>>>
>>>>>2) Letting farmworkers do their job without exposure to poisons.
>>>>>
>>>>>3) Reducing the environmental harm done by insecticides, fungicides,
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> and
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>>>>>fertilizer runoff.
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>In the grand scheme of things I really don't care about any of that
>>>>stuff...it's akin to the "Recycling is GOOD" mantra that a lot of folx
>>>>buy
>>>>into...
>>>>
>>>
>>>And you seem to be akin to the "screw the earth, I won't be around to
>
> see
>
>>>the repercussions of the fuc+ked up earth I'll leave to my grand kids."
>>>
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>>If organic were cheaper he would buy it, I bet. Cheapness and selfishness
>>are the operative words here.
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>
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> I've never noticed any diff between the "organic" stuff and the regular
> purveyed at the average soopermart, if I want really good produce I'll visit
> the local farmer's market in season or go to an ethnic or greengrocer who
> carries very good produce...in any case you can bet I won't be visiting some
> yuppie rip - off joint like Whole Foods. Unless y'all offer to pay, that is
> :-)
>
> As for "cheapness", I really don't cotton to the idear of spending even
> *more* of my food budget to "save the planet" or whatever...I ain't Paul
> Ehrlich. Spending 25+% for my produce ain't gonna make a dent in the
> world's problems...
>
> If "organic" were the same price, then no problemo. But it isn't...
>

What part of a flood starting one rain drop at a time don't you understand?


jim