The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for October 03, 2021

See this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_Food

She got you on that one, Brutus.

Little unclear on the concept, ain’t she?

Some food for thought, however costly.

Arnie will be so pleased!

And if your local grocery store doesn’t have the food you want, have the long distance shipment order delivered by train. Because you can’t get a delivery done more by a local-motive than that.

I don’t really try to stay local, per se but I at least try to stay on this continent. I don’t see the sense in buying blueberries from Peru for instance.

being able to buy everything , year round, everywhere , is probably dangerous. used to be food was regional

err… well, she’s not wrong… they can sell stuff locally… and other stuff as well. But how can you tell besides price wise?

Locally sourced food is cheaper, but for folks in town they need to drive to the farmers market or road side stand. In the local market they find it more expensive. Factor in your mileage, gas, time. I don’t think you safe a thing.

Back in the day when I grew up, everyone had vegetable gardens. We raised our own and I still do. Ask younger ones now if they have a garden and they think flowers not food. People don’t even get dirty anymore. I mean “outside” not inside. Today fresh food means takeout. Good grief.

Local grown produce is always higher than store prices. Local growers say they are growing organic. How do I know?

Just say “Thank you Gracie”. Then, you turn around and walk away…..

Arnie did not tell Brutus local grocers by items from local farmers.

not sure she quite understands the concept

Kroger says their produce is locally sourced. I don’t see how with the volume they use.

The local farmer’s market is cheaper…than Whole Foods or Trader Joes

she didn’t get it

Let’s face it, fresh ingredients aren’t going to do much to improve Gladys cooking.

Does the freezer compartment of the fridge count as “locally” sourced?

Methinks Gladys misunderstands the concept of locally sourced… ;)

our local supermarket has a section devoted to local products, which are extremely expensive… (i hasten to add that pricing in japan is often a mystery)

we always marvel at the high prices that supermarkets in japan charge for zucchini. very small zucchini. i find it amazing that they’re able to grow zucchini that small – ours seem to double in size by the minute…

I’m 57, grew up in the 60’s and 70’s. We never had a vegetable garden. Never. We bought all our vegetables at the grocery store. I think it’s great to have a vegetable garden. The goal is to eat vegetables, so wherever you get them from is ok.