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Originally Posted by island911
There's the rub. Those claiming "it shouldn't be this way.." are effectively saying "food should always be expensive." Sure, you can claim that you're not saying that . . .but you are.
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I'm not sure whether you're being deliberately obtuse here.
One of the points of the film was that when you spend a dollar on something made by "Big Food" most of that dollar goes to advertising, and fuel, and supplements, and fertilizers and chemicals and packaging and distribution and CEO Bonuses and shareholder dividends etc etc.
When you spend a dollar on something produced your local organic farmer, it goes to that farmer for his labour and costs.
And of course when you buy from the organic farmer, you are getting a massively healthier product.
You can see the result in the PNW where you live. Locally grown organic products are no more (or only marginally) more expensive than the stuff that is trucked in from Mexico or Texas. And they taste better. And they are healthier. And the are easier on the environment.
Cost is not the issue. Or at least it shouldn't be. It has far more to do with a certain respect for the food that you ingest.