Guest guest Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 From purely a consumers viewpoint, Trader Joes is a fun (and cheap) place to shop, not one that I take too seriously or visit often, . Whole Foods (which bought out Bread and Circus), used to be macro friendly but have become more and more profit oriented so they've shrunk their bulk foods department (you can't buy bulk aduki beans from them) and there are no macrobiotic or nourishing vegan fresh foods (no whole grains or noodle dishes). Harvest Co-op Markets (which used to be the Boston, and Cambridge Food Co-ops) have more bulk including aduki beans, and fresh whole grains in their deli section, but the feel of the stores is that they are run by new age hippies. Whole Foods often has fresher looking produce but Harvest often has more organic produce and whole foods. If you want to shop elsewhere for produce, you can try searching at Local Harvest and/or Northeast Organic Farming Association/Mass If you want to pick tree ripened fruit from trees that you help care for, you can join Urban Orchards. Does that help, any? Thank you, very much. Bruce Paine B. wrote: Thanks for your insight Bruce! I'm in the Boston area as well. Would you mind if I asked where you believe the best sources for local and/or organic produce are? I split between Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, and the farmstands near my office. I did belong to the Boston Organics delivery service for a few months, but I found that the produce was sub par from them, and come fall most everything was not local. --- Bruce <bruspain2verizon (DOT) net> wrote: > It depends on how sensitive you are of the energy > that is in your food, > and ! > > I am sensitive to the chemicals (including pesticide > and herbicides) > that are used in growing otherwise perfect looking > local carrots or > broccoli (many of which I'm sure are grown using > Integrated Pest > Management), > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Pest_Management> > > so I opt for foods that are organically grown, > though they come from far > away places like California (and I'm a Californian > living for more than > twenty years in Boston!). > > I eat a lot of organically grown short grain brown > rice and the best > organically grown short grain brown rice is grown in > Northern California. > > If you can't taste or feel the difference, then do > what you think or > feel is best. > > Thank you, very much. > > Bruce Paine > <http://brucesaysbalancezine.typepad.com/brucesmbbookreview/> > > > sarah wrote: > > > > for me, if i have to choose, local is more > important than > > organic. it's fresher, it hasn't been trucked all > over the country > > wasting gas.... and if you buy from a local > stand, maybe you can talk > > to them about organics and change their > thinking... > > > > */" B." <nikkicita>/* wrote: > > > > Hello again! > > > > I live in New England and I've found it > difficult to > > find local organic produce. I do frequent a > farm > > stand that sells mostly local produce, but not > much of > > it is organic. Whole Foods & Trader Joe's both > sell > > organic produce and very little of it is local > at this > > time of year. > > > > So my question is, which is more important: > local or > > organic? I know the ideal is both. I am trying > to > > keep up with what is in season here, so root > > vegetables, squashes, etc. I have also gotten > some > > leafy greens. > > > > I appreciate any advice in this arena! Thanks! > > > > Nikki > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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