[amc] Re: Whole Foods or Whole Fraud: The Myth Of Organic Foods
- From: "Micheal J. Mc Evoy" <chewy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: AMC List <amc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 20:43:58 -0600
>>>>> "Ray" == Ray Gingerich <RGingerich@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Ray> It's hard, maybe impossible, to be wholly consistent. One of
Ray> the values promoted in the article below is local
Ray> production. I have been challenged on this concept at Ten
Ray> Thousand Villages. We (10KV) sell heavy pots made in
Ray> Vietnam--shipped half way round the world. I'm sure there are
Ray> poor potters in Austin who would not have access to
Ray> non-profit status, would have a hard time getting a group of
Ray> volunteers to sell their products, but could truck their pots
Ray> to S. Congress using a fraction of the fossil fuels needed to
Ray> ship from Vietnam to Akron, PA, to Austin. Is this fair
Ray> trade? Or sustainable?
Ray> This dilemma seems analogous to the affirmative action
Ray> debate--there are valid concerns on both sides of the
Ray> argument.
Ray> Ray
The difference between 10KV and Whole Foods is that the producers that
Whole Foods markets as "Family Farm" are large corporate agriculture
businesses. They are the antithesis of Locally Grown.
With 10KV the producers are small, family operations or village
operations, not large corporations.
Yes there are concerns with fossil fuel use. And there are
trade-offs, but the differences are more like the corner hardware
store -v- Home Depot.
Shalom,
Micheal
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"And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice,
and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?"
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