Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[yarrow@sfo.com]

Around here, TJ's does not carry staples, such as organic brown rice, 
organic whole wheat flour, organic rolled oats, organic lentils -- 
perhaps because they're not hard to find in other local independent 
grocery stores. The product mix is goofy and unpredictable. I find it 
a bit offensive that they "push" out-of-season produce so much, such 
as cheap southern hemisphere blueberries in winter. And it seems that 
whenever I discover a favorite prepared food, they discontinue it a 
few months later. It is a great source for "healthy junk food," 
however. (Though I've noticed that WF has started offering these 
items at the same prices. Sigh. Homogenization.)

One small independent natural foods store is still hanging on in this 
area, but the prices on some staple items are 50 percent more than 
WF! It, unlike the chains, is always a pleasant place to shop.

The main fault I find with WF is that sometimes the stench from the 
deli permeates the whole store, so I leave without buying anything. 
If this happened often, I would no longer shop there.

At 2:09 PM -0700 3/28/07, TradingPostPaul wrote:
> For those sort of items we find much - much - better prices at Trader
> Joe's. They carry lots of organic, and usually the rest of their items
> don't have the bad ingredients, msg, transfats, etc. They have hormone-free
> milk. Both stores get their stuff from across the country or further; both
> have tomatoes from Mexico. Trader Joe's service is unbeatable and the store
> is small but constantly restocked with just about everything you might
> want. Another store we find similar products and prices is Sunflower
> Market.
>
> Whole Foods just doesn't have a monopoly on anything.
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> On 3/28/2007 at 12:41 PM yarrow@sfo.com wrote:
>
> > Me too. Rah. I buy things I can't find elsewhere, and I never go over
> > budget because I buy produce in season and on sale (though I shop at
> > farmers' markets more, and eat from my garden), don't shop hungry (or
> > else eat some of the cut-up fruit so graciously provided), glance at
> > the sale flyer to see if any of the things I like to buy are
> > featured, and avoid most prepared food and impulse purchases.
> >
> > It's been years since I set food in any conventional chain grocery stores.
> >
> >
> > At 11:50 AM -0500 3/28/07, Dan Conine wrote:
> > > I visited the Milwaukee Whole Foods one day to gaze upon its decadence
> > > with my Cynical Eye.
> > >
> > > Didn't work. I found it to be a good store, with gracious employees,
> > > good prices, and well-organized conveniences and excellent selection.
> > > If they can keep it up and make money, I welcome them.
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