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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 06:22 PM Original message |
David Sirota: Why Americans Can't Afford to Eat Healthy |
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Lucinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
1. Bookmarking to read after dinner. |
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LibwithGuns (10 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
2. People in 3ed World Countries |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
3. Check out this website for food markets that may service your area |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. thanks for that. organic food where I live is from 50-150% more than |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:05 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Then this site might interest you |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. thanks again! I belonged to a CSA a few years ago, but I couldn't get |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:55 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. Thanks for that. I didn't know about him. |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
4. Another spin on |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. are you frickin' serious??? who do you think gets the lion's share of fed subsidies? |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. farm subsidies are available to all sizes of farm operations |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:35 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I'm very well aware of the plight of the small scale farmer, and it seems you missed my point: |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. You have missed the point.. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
10. just as I thought - Sirota is a city kid |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. So many hear about China agreeing to buy tons |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. The problem is priorities. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
11. Let me add to your theme with this NPR piece about my town that ran today |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:40 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. that's very nice; wish I lived there. "Farmer John" had a quite different experience when he |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:46 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. yikes. In my town the local organic farmers have a slow lending circle |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
15. Beans & Rice & Onions ARE CHEAP. It's not healthy food is too expensive. It's people forgot how to |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:51 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. that's true to some extent but misses the boat |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:58 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Sorry, but bean and rice will sustain you for very little leaving enough for some veggies. |
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sammytko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:59 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. exactly - majority of people do not cook at home |
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azul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
17. The Fast Food Nation story of 2001. |
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