Comments on: What It Means to Vote With Our Dollars http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/12/what-it-means-to-vote-with-our-dollars.html Naturally inspired living for the Christian homemaker Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:49:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: mariahttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/12/what-it-means-to-vote-with-our-dollars.html/comment-page-1#comment-33672 maria Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:56:57 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/?p=1951#comment-33672 Nice post. I agree. I'm also getting into organic, and I support local whenever possible. I'm also Canadian (Albertan), so I understand your frustrations that you've expressed. Nice post. I agree. I'm also getting into organic, and I support local whenever possible. I'm also Canadian (Albertan), so I understand your frustrations that you've expressed.

]]> By: Blakehttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/12/what-it-means-to-vote-with-our-dollars.html/comment-page-1#comment-32473 Blake Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:28:03 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/?p=1951#comment-32473 <a href="#comment-31453" rel="nofollow">@kc</a>, But then again, if it hadn't been for that Walmart, you would have had probably 2 or 3 other grocery stores in driving distance. Also, what do you mean by the addition of corn derivatives in pre-bagged lettuce? I'm usually pretty current on the newest crap the industrial food industry is trying to pull, but I haven't heard this one. Or are you talking about plastic bags that are derived from corn? I must sympathize with the living in Alabama thing though. I used to live in Florida, which wasn't as bad, I'm sure, but I remember one town I used to go camping nearby, all they had was this tiny supermarket that had about 4 isles and a 1 wall produce section. Not another grocery store for a 45 minute drive, no produce stands... nothing.... fields all around. In those sort of areas you almost have to just grow your own. Not that that's ever a bad option. @kc,
But then again, if it hadn't been for that Walmart, you would have had probably 2 or 3 other grocery stores in driving distance.
Also, what do you mean by the addition of corn derivatives in pre-bagged lettuce? I'm usually pretty current on the newest crap the industrial food industry is trying to pull, but I haven't heard this one. Or are you talking about plastic bags that are derived from corn?
I must sympathize with the living in Alabama thing though. I used to live in Florida, which wasn't as bad, I'm sure, but I remember one town I used to go camping nearby, all they had was this tiny supermarket that had about 4 isles and a 1 wall produce section. Not another grocery store for a 45 minute drive, no produce stands... nothing.... fields all around. In those sort of areas you almost have to just grow your own. Not that that's ever a bad option.

]]> By: Stacyhttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/12/what-it-means-to-vote-with-our-dollars.html/comment-page-1#comment-31588 Stacy Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:14:28 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/?p=1951#comment-31588 I only wish that I could find organic clementines here! We eat a ton of them this time of the year. I, too, often choose organic for the same reasons. I feel strongly about voting with my dollar because if I do not do it, I can not depend on others to do it for me. I also like that people will look and notice that we buy organic and ask why. That gives me the chance to explain organic gardening and maybe influence them to switch also. Now I am off to find that movie to watch it! .-= Stacy´s last blog ..<a href="http://4livingsimply.blogspot.com/2009/11/giveaway-over-at-simple-mom.html" rel="nofollow">Giveaway over at Simple Mom</a> =-. I only wish that I could find organic clementines here! We eat a ton of them this time of the year. I, too, often choose organic for the same reasons. I feel strongly about voting with my dollar because if I do not do it, I can not depend on others to do it for me. I also like that people will look and notice that we buy organic and ask why. That gives me the chance to explain organic gardening and maybe influence them to switch also. Now I am off to find that movie to watch it!
.-= Stacy´s last blog ..Giveaway over at Simple Mom =-.

]]> By: Katherinehttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/12/what-it-means-to-vote-with-our-dollars.html/comment-page-1#comment-31469 Katherine Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:08:21 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/?p=1951#comment-31469 Food Inc. is a good thing to see. Every now and then at your local PriceMart/Save on/Overweighti Food group stores you will see people walking around with a handheld computer doing inventory. Those are the people you want to ask if they have something in stock. Probably for a straight year, there was one organic item that was always understocked. They were always out. We mentioned it to the guy one day and after that, it was always stocked! .-= Katherine´s last blog ..<a href="http://abitoffreshair.blogspot.com/2009/11/garden-surprises.html" rel="nofollow">Garden surprises</a> =-. Food Inc. is a good thing to see.

Every now and then at your local PriceMart/Save on/Overweighti Food group stores you will see people walking around with a handheld computer doing inventory. Those are the people you want to ask if they have something in stock. Probably for a straight year, there was one organic item that was always understocked. They were always out. We mentioned it to the guy one day and after that, it was always stocked!
.-= Katherine´s last blog ..Garden surprises =-.

]]> By: kchttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/12/what-it-means-to-vote-with-our-dollars.html/comment-page-1#comment-31453 kc Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:54:42 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/?p=1951#comment-31453 I have two teenagers and we are all allergic to corn and soy so we don't have much choice in the store, but I still vote with my dollars to an extent. I have boycotted all major food companies that have additive-laden foods on the market even if they offer an "acceptable" option. I feel very strongly that companies like Kraft and Dole are purposely sacrificing the health of the consumers for pure profit. If it was up to me all products with corn and soy derivatives (GMOs) would be taken off the market today or at the very least unable to advertise to children. My problem is convincing others to join me in the fight. About Walmart, I recently moved back to a bigger city in Mississippi with more options but for 2 years I lived in rural Alabama. Walmart was the only store in a 120-mile radius with ANY organic veggies available. I bought all of them as well as the unwashed lettuce (conventional since organic wasn't even offerered) which had been replaced with corn-derivative "pre-washed" lettuce in bags in all the other stores. The cashiers always looked at us like we had two heads when we brought our cart through their line (full of produce and that's all) and frequently had to ask me what some of those foreign vegetables were called so they could look up the price (artichokes, beets, asparagus, jicama, etc.). I'm not joking. Those two years in Alabama were eye-opening to me in so many ways. There is a huge problem in America, especially in the rural areas. This part of Alabama was filled with gardens (conventional - I couldn't even find a load of organic compost in three counties - for most I was the first person to even ask for it) but there wasn't even a farmer's market anywhere around. I drove past acres and acres of pastured cows that were destined for the feed lot and had to order all my meat online. The poorest county in Alabama is paying someone else to wash their lettuce. (Have you ever looked at the price difference between bagged lettuce and fresh? You certainly pay extra for the addition of GMO corn.) I guess I would have to say that I am thankful for Walmart or we would have starved in Alabama, but I am still so very happy to be 5 minutes away from a Kroger and 20 minutes away from a whole foods coop now. I would also like to say that the real food movement has not reached rural Alabama and they need it in the worst way. .-= kc´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.livingitupcornfree.com/2009/11/fermented-vegetables-are-easy-and-fun.html" rel="nofollow">Fermented Vegetables are easy and fun</a> =-. I have two teenagers and we are all allergic to corn and soy so we don't have much choice in the store, but I still vote with my dollars to an extent. I have boycotted all major food companies that have additive-laden foods on the market even if they offer an "acceptable" option. I feel very strongly that companies like Kraft and Dole are purposely sacrificing the health of the consumers for pure profit. If it was up to me all products with corn and soy derivatives (GMOs) would be taken off the market today or at the very least unable to advertise to children. My problem is convincing others to join me in the fight.

About Walmart, I recently moved back to a bigger city in Mississippi with more options but for 2 years I lived in rural Alabama. Walmart was the only store in a 120-mile radius with ANY organic veggies available. I bought all of them as well as the unwashed lettuce (conventional since organic wasn't even offerered) which had been replaced with corn-derivative "pre-washed" lettuce in bags in all the other stores. The cashiers always looked at us like we had two heads when we brought our cart through their line (full of produce and that's all) and frequently had to ask me what some of those foreign vegetables were called so they could look up the price (artichokes, beets, asparagus, jicama, etc.). I'm not joking.

Those two years in Alabama were eye-opening to me in so many ways. There is a huge problem in America, especially in the rural areas. This part of Alabama was filled with gardens (conventional - I couldn't even find a load of organic compost in three counties - for most I was the first person to even ask for it) but there wasn't even a farmer's market anywhere around. I drove past acres and acres of pastured cows that were destined for the feed lot and had to order all my meat online. The poorest county in Alabama is paying someone else to wash their lettuce. (Have you ever looked at the price difference between bagged lettuce and fresh? You certainly pay extra for the addition of GMO corn.)

I guess I would have to say that I am thankful for Walmart or we would have starved in Alabama, but I am still so very happy to be 5 minutes away from a Kroger and 20 minutes away from a whole foods coop now. I would also like to say that the real food movement has not reached rural Alabama and they need it in the worst way.
.-= kc´s last blog ..Fermented Vegetables are easy and fun =-.

]]> By: Rachelhttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/12/what-it-means-to-vote-with-our-dollars.html/comment-page-1#comment-31378 Rachel Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:48:11 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/?p=1951#comment-31378 Our local food Co-op put on a showing of "Food Inc". It was a great movie! We had already made some good choices in the past, but we are now conciously making great choices when it comes to feeding our family. We buy lots of stuff at our local food co-op (like locally grown wild rice and honey) and we made a big step and purchased a quarter of a cow, instead of buying the grocery ground beef. We feel better about what we eat, and we are showing our kids how important locally grown food is. I can't wait for the summer, our area is doing a community owned farm. We will get baskets of fresh produce all summer! Our local food Co-op put on a showing of "Food Inc". It was a great movie! We had already made some good choices in the past, but we are now conciously making great choices when it comes to feeding our family. We buy lots of stuff at our local food co-op (like locally grown wild rice and honey) and we made a big step and purchased a quarter of a cow, instead of buying the grocery ground beef. We feel better about what we eat, and we are showing our kids how important locally grown food is. I can't wait for the summer, our area is doing a community owned farm. We will get baskets of fresh produce all summer!

]]> By: Vanessahttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/12/what-it-means-to-vote-with-our-dollars.html/comment-page-1#comment-31345 Vanessa Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:17:17 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/?p=1951#comment-31345 I love Two EEs...very satisfying to walk out with a nice full box of fresh fruits and veggies. You have given me something to think about when we next stock up. Lovely and inspiring blog by the way...I am officially un-lurking! I love Two EEs...very satisfying to walk out with a nice full box of fresh fruits and veggies. You have given me something to think about when we next stock up.
Lovely and inspiring blog by the way...I am officially un-lurking!

]]> By: Stephanie @ Keeper of the Homehttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/12/what-it-means-to-vote-with-our-dollars.html/comment-page-1#comment-31342 Stephanie @ Keeper of the Home Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:20:33 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/?p=1951#comment-31342 <a href="#comment-31328" rel="nofollow">@Jessica Lauder</a>, I go to 2 EE's, hon! On Fraser Highway, up near the Fleetwood Rec Center. I bet spud has some, too. I'm not into them being imported either, so this makes me feel at least a lot better about buying them. If you don't get out there, let me know and I'll pick up an extra box for you to grab from my house, if you like. :) @Jessica Lauder, I go to 2 EE's, hon! On Fraser Highway, up near the Fleetwood Rec Center. I bet spud has some, too. I'm not into them being imported either, so this makes me feel at least a lot better about buying them. If you don't get out there, let me know and I'll pick up an extra box for you to grab from my house, if you like. :)

]]> By: Kristyhttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/12/what-it-means-to-vote-with-our-dollars.html/comment-page-1#comment-31335 Kristy Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:28:45 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/?p=1951#comment-31335 Fabulous post!! Great deal on the oranges too! Food Inc. was awesome as well. You have a lot of good points. You go girl and keep on going!!! Love your blog :) Fabulous post!! Great deal on the oranges too! Food Inc. was awesome as well. You have a lot of good points. You go girl and keep on going!!! Love your blog :)

]]> By: Erikahttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/12/what-it-means-to-vote-with-our-dollars.html/comment-page-1#comment-31334 Erika Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:15:45 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/?p=1951#comment-31334 Well said! Though I believe that not everyone is called to spend their money the same way I do, I often think of my pricier purchases as doing a greater good. You summed it all up well! Thank you! .-= Erika´s last blog ..<a href="http://stewardshipdiaries.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/pregnant-women-and-the-h1n1-vaccine/" rel="nofollow">Pregnant Women and the H1N1 Vaccine</a> =-. Well said!

Though I believe that not everyone is called to spend their money the same way I do, I often think of my pricier purchases as doing a greater good.

You summed it all up well! Thank you!
.-= Erika´s last blog ..Pregnant Women and the H1N1 Vaccine =-.

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