[dohboi]

"They already lost money making that food. What do you want them to do, destroy demand with it as well?"

Exactly. So much for capitalism--supposedly the most efficient way to bring the most to the greatest number of people.

K, victory gardens (though not much called that these days) are coming back big in many parts of the US. Urban space for community gardens is much in demand in many cities. Vegetable seeds outsold flower seeds at garden stores last year for the first time in decades.

On your point about produce, M. Polan calls them "notional tomatoes," they are created to conjure up the appearance of a tomato without having much in common with the actual thing in terms of flavor, texture...even how they decompose, in my experience.

[JJ]

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On your point about produce, M. Polan calls them "notional tomatoes," they are created to conjure up the appearance of a tomato without having much in common with the actual thing in terms of flavor, texture...even how they decompose, in my experience.

[rangerone314]

I guess I'm atypical... I EAT the bread crusts, selecting them specifically so they don't go to waste. I don't give a rats @$$ about how a carrot is shaped like, and I compost any food (maybe 3-5%) that is left-over (usually from kids).

Isn't there a beer-only diet called "the Liver Destroyer"?
Replaces your liver with belly fat.

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JJ', ' ')A lady told me "I don't like organic".

[JJ]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JJ', ' ')A lady told me "I don't like organic".

[dinopello]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', 'T')here's no way you can give that food to shelters?

[JJ]

this from that "other" site:

At one of the local chain supermarkets, a produce department employee was removing some older broccoli heads from the display area, throwing them in a box, and replacing them with crisper, fresher heads. I asked him what they were going to do with the ones he had removed. He said they were going to throw them out. I asked if he would sell them to me at a discount as he was just going to throw them away, and frankly, they were still in good shape. He said he couldn't. I said, "So, if I came in here five minutes ago I could have bought these, at full price, but now, once you take them off the shelf, I can't? What difference does five minutes make? Don't you even send them to a food pantry or shelter?" "Nope," he replied, "management's afraid of getting sued." Yesterday, I asked if I could have some of their old produce for my chickens and got the same reply. I think I'll go dumpster diving some night in the near future.

magdalen

[Pretorian]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dohboi', '&')quot;They already lost money making that food. What do you want them to do, destroy demand with it as well?"

Exactly. So much for capitalism--supposedly the most efficient way to bring the most to the greatest number of people.

[Vogelzang]

Americans eating in excess while others starve is the correct action to take. This will prevent Americans from starving, since over eating causes you to put on weight and helps you survive periods of food shortages.

[dohboi]

Due to the obesity epidemic, this may be "the first time in American history, our generation is at risk of having a shorter life than our parents."

King Corn

[JJ]

yet another morbidly obese customer in an electric forklift asked me to hand her a salad SIX inches away. uggghhhh.