Comments on: Loco for Locavore: Bashing the Local Food Backlash http://jcarrot.org/loco-for-locavore-bashing-the-local-backlash Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:20:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shelby Wood http://jcarrot.org/loco-for-locavore-bashing-the-local-backlash/comment-page-1#comment-8635 Shelby Wood Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:47:38 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/loco-for-locavore-bashing-the-local-backlash/#comment-8635 Hi, Lois. Thanks for reading my piece in The Oregonian and linking to it, even if you're not a fan. I didn't expect everybody to agree with my approach. Nor did I expect several readers, including yourself, it seems, to be so surprised that some people are still trying to navigate a path between all-organic, all the time...and making a few new choices they can incorporate into their budgets without too much pain. I was bummed, really, to hear from a number of folks with your attitude about the $1.20. No, I didn't buy any cigs with my savings. Yeah, I, personally, can afford the extra 20 cents a pound for organic bananas, and in fact, I've started buying them lately. I like local food, too. I choose the Washington apples over the ones from New Zealand, and I've stopped buying grapes from Chile. I'm trying, see? But in a state with a median household income hovering around $47K (http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/histinc/h08.html), it's a bit out of touch to dismiss financial considerations altogether. That kind of attitude only alienates people who are trying to figure out what it means to live in a more sustainable way -- including myself. What's wrong with starting with the Dirty Dozen? Thanks, Shelby shelbywood@news.oregonian.com Hi, Lois.
Thanks for reading my piece in The Oregonian and linking to it, even if you’re not a fan. I didn’t expect everybody to agree with my approach. Nor did I expect several readers, including yourself, it seems, to be so surprised that some people are still trying to navigate a path between all-organic, all the time…and making a few new choices they can incorporate into their budgets without too much pain. I was bummed, really, to hear from a number of folks with your attitude about the $1.20. No, I didn’t buy any cigs with my savings. Yeah, I, personally, can afford the extra 20 cents a pound for organic bananas, and in fact, I’ve started buying them lately. I like local food, too. I choose the Washington apples over the ones from New Zealand, and I’ve stopped buying grapes from Chile. I’m trying, see?
But in a state with a median household income hovering around $47K (http://www.census.gov/hhes/www.....c/h08.html), it’s a bit out of touch to dismiss financial considerations altogether. That kind of attitude only alienates people who are trying to figure out what it means to live in a more sustainable way — including myself. What’s wrong with starting with the Dirty Dozen?
Thanks,
Shelby
shelbywood@news.oregonian.com

]]> By: Mark Hurvitz http://jcarrot.org/loco-for-locavore-bashing-the-local-backlash/comment-page-1#comment-8520 Mark Hurvitz Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:48:07 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/loco-for-locavore-bashing-the-local-backlash/#comment-8520 You are *so* good. Thank you for taking the step back and showing the big picture. `//rite On! ,\\ark Hurvitz You are *so* good. Thank you for taking the step back and showing the big picture.

`//rite On!
,\\ark Hurvitz

]]> By: Debra http://jcarrot.org/loco-for-locavore-bashing-the-local-backlash/comment-page-1#comment-8399 Debra Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:42:27 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/loco-for-locavore-bashing-the-local-backlash/#comment-8399 Totally agree. Dubner also didn't seen to really understand what eating local meant. He described going to a local store to buy ingredients to make his own sherbert (the ingredient list including orange food coloring, if I remember correctly), but didn't say whether the ingredients (milk, oranges etc.) were local, and then he talked about how it would have been cheaper and tastier to buy Haagen-Dazs. But that's really missing the point! Totally agree. Dubner also didn’t seen to really understand what eating local meant. He described going to a local store to buy ingredients to make his own sherbert (the ingredient list including orange food coloring, if I remember correctly), but didn’t say whether the ingredients (milk, oranges etc.) were local, and then he talked about how it would have been cheaper and tastier to buy Haagen-Dazs. But that’s really missing the point!

]]> By: Kim http://jcarrot.org/loco-for-locavore-bashing-the-local-backlash/comment-page-1#comment-8302 Kim Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:13:13 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/loco-for-locavore-bashing-the-local-backlash/#comment-8302 Lois the Loco Locavore. My new superhero! Lois the Loco Locavore. My new superhero!

]]> By: Avigail http://jcarrot.org/loco-for-locavore-bashing-the-local-backlash/comment-page-1#comment-8301 Avigail Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:08:06 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/loco-for-locavore-bashing-the-local-backlash/#comment-8301 or is it hear hear! I supposed I need my English prof to help. or is it hear hear! I supposed I need my English prof to help.

]]> By: Avigail http://jcarrot.org/loco-for-locavore-bashing-the-local-backlash/comment-page-1#comment-8300 Avigail Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:07:17 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/loco-for-locavore-bashing-the-local-backlash/#comment-8300 Here here! Thanks Lois Here here! Thanks Lois

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