Here are three tidbits about two big food companies from the Jewish food blogosphere. Dig in and b’tai avon!

Save Money. Buy Local? Walmart is jumping on the local bandwagon in Maine. The mega-corporation is partnering with the Maine Potato Board, Bushwick Potato Company, and Guerrette Farms to bring “the freshest tablestock potatoes to Maine consumers.” Judging from Walmart’s clumsy and damaging foray into organic food, Walmart’s “Get Real, Get Maine.” campaign is either a step in the right direction or the end of local food as we know and love it. Read the full story here.

The Agriprocessors Fallout. Tension levels remain high in Postville, Iowa a week after the raid on illegal immigrant workers at the kosher meat plant, Agriprocessors. The biggest toll, many say, has been on the workers. The JTA reported: The raid has decimated the local Spanish-speaking population, which went underground in the days afterward. Children were absent from school, friends mysteriously disappeared and many sought refuge in one of Postville’s three churches.” Read the story here.

Meanwhile, The Des Moines Register reported that a design firm in Kentucky that designed packaging materials for Agriprocessors is suing the company for more than $270,000 in overdue payments. (hat tip to Failed Messiah.)

Boycott. All the fuss around the Agriprocessor’s raid is leading consumers to boycott - or at least think about boycotting their products, reported the JTA. Still, because Agriprocessors holds such a monopoly in the kosher world, kosher meat eaters may not have much of a choice.

Sue Fishkoff reported: “The Conservative movement, which condemned Agriprocessors last week as bringing “shame upon the entire Jewish community,” may call for some kind of limited boycott later this week. There is “talk of it,” said Rabbi Joel Meyers, the head of the Conservative movement’s Rabbinical Association, adding that it is a “divisive issue.’” Read the full story here.