Gregory Morrow wrote:
> JimLane wrote:
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>>Gregory Morrow wrote:
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>>>Peter Aitken wrote:
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>>>>"JimLane" > wrote in message
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>>>>>Gregory Morrow wrote:
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>>>>>>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
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>>>see
>>>
>>>
>>>>>the repercussions of the fuc+ked up earth I'll leave to my grand kids."
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>If organic were cheaper he would buy it, I bet. Cheapness and
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> selfishness
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>>>>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
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> visit
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>>>the local farmer's market in season or go to an ethnic or greengrocer
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> who
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>>>carries very good produce...in any case you can bet I won't be visiting
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> some
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>>>yuppie rip - off joint like Whole Foods. Unless y'all offer to pay, that
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> is
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>>>:-)
>>>
>>>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
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> understand?
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>
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> So buying non - "organic" produce causes floods, is that it, eh?
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WHOOSH, right over your head!


jim