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i resent mainstream stores like Albertson's, Target & Wal-Mart carrying organic items. for years I had to special-order organic cotton items at astronomical prices online or through catalogs. now any old slob can stroll into Wal-Mart and get organic cotton bedsheets for 50 lousy bucks! i can get an organic cotton t-shirt for $10! argh, what's this world coming to?

i used to have to wait for the farmer's market or else drive way out of my way to get organic produce, and forget about getting any good snack or convenience foods that were made from healthy ingredients. now, i can buy organic wheat crackers, milk, fruit leather, nuts and all manner of food while i'm at Target getting my toilet paper! and so can anybody else! this is horrible!

i liked it better back when i was the only one who knew about good nutrition and planet-friendly food & clothing selections. and if nobody ever came to me looking for advice on how to eat healthier, then they didn't deserve to know! now all of a sudden the mainstream media has caught wind of MY standards and is letting everybody else know about them! people are writing BOOKS about vegetarianism and natural eating and ways to leave a smaller impact on the planet! you can get these books at any old corporate bookstore!

this really chaps my hide. whatever happened the purity and exclusivity of buying organic? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />


How about being a small scale farmer and having ADM go 'organic' <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> Now THAT chaps MY hide <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> 'All of a sudden' local grocery stores ALL have 'organic' foods with their names on the labels <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> This BS is confusing the consumer, just like big AG wants it. What with 'natural', 'organic', 'pure', 'farm fresh' being
tossed around like so many over used words these days I'm surprised there ae still any family farms left in the USA <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> Unless you're buying directly from a farmer it's not 'farm fresh' thank you. I can tell you how many days old an ear of corn is just by picking it up. 'Organic' certification takes years, so having the market flooded with 'organic' products in just the past few years seems a bit odd to me; especially when said produce is being brought in from outside the Country.

Buy Local, support the health of your family and your local farmland! I'll get down off my haybale now <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />
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