The problem really lies in that all farming (organic as well) has been industrialized, hence the push for buying local – it’s really more about buying from local small farmers than it is about buying organic.
Person 1: Wanna go catch a movie?
Person 2: Sorry – can’t, I’m strapped for cash
Person 1: Why?
Person 2: I buy expensive vegetables
Person 1: Oh….
**awkward silence**
i am talking about america here, not sub saharan africa. jeeze. how many not homeless people in america live without water and electricity? some i’m sure, but a very very small percentage.
> it’s really more about buying from local small farmers than it is
> about buying organic
Actually it’s both. Buy organic to reduce the flow of toxins into your body and the ecosystem. Buy local to reduce your carbon footprint.
[steps gingerly off soapbox]
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how many not homeless people in america live without water and electricity?
lol half of New Williamsburg apparently
*rob*
Sorry, I’m getting my ‘ics’ all wrong.
A relationship with an organ donor is orgasmic.
The problem really lies in that all farming (organic as well) has been industrialized, hence the push for buying local – it’s really more about buying from local small farmers than it is about buying organic.
Remind me, does P of PLUSA stand for perpetual or pathetic?
When discussions dip into ad hominem rants it means the perpetrator has run out of reason (a.k.a. going insane.)
“Ah yes, Randi, if only you could educate all those poor people about their poor choices, the world would be saved!”
maybe so. organic food is much healthier than watching tv. i don’t think i was as condescending as you are towards poor people, but point taken.
“because that would be a very VERY dull life.”
rob, got to the library and read a book. if you know how.
Person 1: Wanna go catch a movie?
Person 2: Sorry – can’t, I’m strapped for cash
Person 1: Why?
Person 2: I buy expensive vegetables
Person 1: Oh….
**awkward silence**
“people w/o running water & electricity”
i am talking about america here, not sub saharan africa. jeeze. how many not homeless people in america live without water and electricity? some i’m sure, but a very very small percentage.