tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823417555881877702.post6344338554084831865..comments2022-08-10T00:31:10.781-07:00Comments on macaronimaniac: The Carrot and the ShtickMacaronihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04485649139853673060noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823417555881877702.post-77198350413913435002008-07-24T17:46:00.000-07:002008-07-24T17:46:00.000-07:00Here's the response I sent Shelby, if any one care...Here's the response I sent Shelby, if any one cares.<BR/><BR/>I think you're missing the larger point - the exposure of agricultural workers and their families to toxins sprayed on conventionally grown food. It's a huge issue. The jcarrot post links to just one study on the topic - and that's funded by the Federal government, not exactly known as a leftist hippie institution. <BR/><BR/>(That was a joke, btw. Kind of like the line about low tar cigarettes.)<BR/><BR/>If we think of organic as a privileged choice of self interest (protecting "my" family from the dirty dozen)- as you did in your article - we miss this larger point.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, people are living on tight incomes. But I don't think that means we should repeal labor laws and employ children just so we can buy goods that are more cheaply produced. So why should we poison kids - and their farm working parents - just so we can buy cheaper produce? <BR/><BR/>Even if all one cares about is the money, at the end of the day, we're all paying for their cancer treatment anyway. (Also a joke. Though tragically accurate, too).Macaronihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04485649139853673060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823417555881877702.post-91720546236899066052008-07-24T09:51:00.000-07:002008-07-24T09:51:00.000-07:00Hi, Lois -- I posted this to "Jew and the Carrot,"...Hi, Lois -- I posted this to "Jew and the Carrot," too, where I found your "backlash" post. <BR/> <BR/>...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? <BR/>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?<BR/>Thanks,<BR/>Shelby<BR/>shelbywood@news.oregonian.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823417555881877702.post-14000341706554000672008-07-18T09:56:00.000-07:002008-07-18T09:56:00.000-07:00Hi L - I'm headed back to stumptown at the end of ...Hi L - I'm headed back to stumptown at the end of the month - we'll have to do some serious eating and laughing together in person! I'll be just down the street from you at Michelle's so hopefully we'll find time to get together.avigailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07151641806514649592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823417555881877702.post-36279123639559697002008-07-17T08:42:00.000-07:002008-07-17T08:42:00.000-07:00I came here from The Jew and the Carrot, read your...I came here from The Jew and the Carrot, read your blog, and enjoyed myself. Now down to work. I would like to email you about writing for our website. If you could drop me a line at editor@interfaithfamily.com, I'll have your address and can ask you about writing. That way, I can justify spending 20 minutes snorting to myself at my desk over your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com