permaculture

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On 1/18/2013 11:14 PM, Scott Pittman wrote:
> Just knowing that John Mackey is one of the authors is enough for me to
> totally dismiss it.  This guy is one of the worst cynical marketers in the
> corporate world.  He glommed onto the whole impulse to do good and support
> of a healthy planet from the sixties and created a faux model called Whole
> Foods to benefit himself.


Thanks for the well-informed heads-up, Scott.

> Whole Foods is the worst form of greenwash since it uses the good impulses
> of people to separate them from their dollars but does not provide the
> goods.  His whole covering up of his marketing GMO food in his stores is a
> prime example of this.  I would venture that at least half of his sales
> items could be found considerable cheaper at the local big box grocery
> store.

I did not know about the GMO stuff there.

I am a very careful shopper and do rely on WF for a lot of my groceries 
and I am usually well rewarded, price OK too. I use a coop franchise, 
WF, Trader Joes and Food Lion to fill my grocery needs. I rate WF and TJ 
about equal with WF having the edge on quality on many items but more 
$$$ too. Thing is you just can't get much what you need from any of the 
box stores, so WF and TJ. Another great option is mail order. I use a 
lot of traditional Japanese macrobiotic foods and order from Natural 
Import Company in Asheville NC. Best miso, vinegars, natto, tamari I 
have ever eaten. Very high quality goods at affordable prices.
http://www.naturalimport.com/


I still like my usual communalism, grass roots rant with a plug for
real food coops:

I personally think that socialism, communalism (the real communism) and 
cooperatives have their place and represent real solutions to real 
issues; especially as applied to any grassroots agro-perma-enviro 
movement that affects people's lives, well being and
livelihoods.

LL