I'm finally getting around to slogging through my rss feed to see what I missed while I was distracted with graduation and Germany, and I ran across this: Whole Foods to Buy Greenlife Grocery -- and the transfer happens tomorrow!
I'm not sure how I feel about this. Whole Foods is a good store, but I have my concerns. Greenlife sells a lot of food that was grown here in the local food shed. They sell meat that was raised on a farm run by a guy I know. I'm not sure if the efficiencies of Whole Foods allows for that sort of local commitment. And when it comes to seafood, I've always been confident shopping at Greenlife. Whole Foods, on the other hand, has spent years digging in its heels when it comes to establishing a policy of selling only sustainably harvested fish without a lot of PCBs or methyl-mercury.
Bigger isn't necessarily better -- in fact when it comes to the production and distribution of food, I would argue that smaller is quite often better. There's free range chicken, and then there is chicken that is technically free range, but in spirit only. A factory farm is a factory farm, even if you slap the word "organic" in the mix.
We'll see how it goes. Tomorrow is the official date of transfer, but hopefully no one at Greenlife will notice. I'll keep shopping there, but I'll be watchful (and of course, the Main Street Farmers Market will continue to be my first stop when I shop!).
I'm not sure how I feel about this. Whole Foods is a good store, but I have my concerns. Greenlife sells a lot of food that was grown here in the local food shed. They sell meat that was raised on a farm run by a guy I know. I'm not sure if the efficiencies of Whole Foods allows for that sort of local commitment. And when it comes to seafood, I've always been confident shopping at Greenlife. Whole Foods, on the other hand, has spent years digging in its heels when it comes to establishing a policy of selling only sustainably harvested fish without a lot of PCBs or methyl-mercury.
Bigger isn't necessarily better -- in fact when it comes to the production and distribution of food, I would argue that smaller is quite often better. There's free range chicken, and then there is chicken that is technically free range, but in spirit only. A factory farm is a factory farm, even if you slap the word "organic" in the mix.
We'll see how it goes. Tomorrow is the official date of transfer, but hopefully no one at Greenlife will notice. I'll keep shopping there, but I'll be watchful (and of course, the Main Street Farmers Market will continue to be my first stop when I shop!).
4 comments:
It sucks and I am depressed about it. I need to get over and visit you, Alice. I have something to give your daughter a present. Hope to see you, Tuesday, perhaps???
Oh my goodness.... I guess I will be heading to Earthfare more. At least they are regional and use a lot of NC companies and farms.
I was at Earthfare just a couple of days ago and got some North Carolina milk in a nice, old-fashioned glass bottle that required a $2.00 deposit -- which I was happy to give, as it's nice to know that the bottle will be used over and over again...
Sandy, my schedule is wide open! I'm just getting back into the swing of things after taking a month off for all the crazy! I have plans for lunch Wednesday, but otherwise, I'm free... can't wait to see you!!!! So much to catch up on...
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