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The Myth of Natural Food, Farming, and Products |
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Walk down the aisles of any Whole Foods Market (WFM) or browse the wholesale catalogue of industry giant United Natural Foods (UNFI) and look closely. What do you see? Row after row of attractively displayed, but mostly non-organic "natural" (i.e. conventional) foods and products. By marketing sleight of hand, these conventional foods, vitamins, private label "365" items, and personal care products become "natural" or "almost organic" (and overpriced) in the Whole Foods setting. The overwhelming majority of WFM products, even their best-selling private label, "365" house brand, are not organic, but rather the products of chemical-intensive and energy-intensive farm and food production factories. Test these so-called natural products in a lab and what will you find: pesticide residues, Genetically Modified Organisms, and a long list of problematic and/or carcinogenic synthetic chemicals and additives. Trace these products back to the farm or factory and what will you find: climate destabilizing chemical fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, and sewage sludge-not to mention exploited farm workers and workers in the food processing industry. Of course there are many products in WFM (and in UNFI's catalogue} that bear the label "USDA Organic." But the overwhelming majority of their products, even their best selling private label, "365," are not.
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The importance of recycled bath tissue! |
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From Greenpeace:
Tissues, toilet paper, and other disposable products are responsible for unspeakable destruction of ancient forests around the world.
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So being a bit obsessive I looked at the "green" companies identified by GP (see methodology below) and looked at our coop options, priced them and here are the results:
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California Sales Tax went up as of April 1st, 2009, to 8.750%. This was part of the state legislature's compromise to close the budget gap. So please make sure you calculate the correct amount of tax on your orders!
Note from Rachael: The new tax is incorporated into the ordering form. No need to do anything extra. |
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