The People -- and the Shame -- Behind Our Food

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There, Justin. Feel better?

I believe people mistakenly follow the notion if persons' don't suddenly cry out in a rage or comment on a travesty, then they do not care about the particular situation or may even be against it. .

Yes, your smart ass posts always make me feel better.

ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA!

There, Justin. Feel better?

I believe people mistakenly follow the notion if persons' don't suddenly cry out in a rage or comment on a travesty, then they do not care about the particular situation or may even be against it. .

WTF was this? Were you comparing prison inmates to farm workers? And as for "suddenly crying out" well, this has been going on for quite a while. AND it happens to be something we can raise a voice to. People just don't want to be bothered with it. And that is our shame.

WTF was this? Were you comparing prison inmates to farm workers?

No. The thought never entered my mind.

I have a simple solution that I have posted several times. Everybody that thinks this is such a human tragedy should take a stand and QUIT buying any food products that they believe are harvested/produced using abused migrant workers. Any takers?? I doubt it. Its easy to be PC on this forum and preach about this issue but its an entirely different thing to do something about it. Buy local eat local its a great concept but its bacially bull#@$#@. I support as many local things as a can. Rarely eat at a chain, always go the the farmers markets. I have my own small garden and so on. Lets see some brave folks post what they have given up foodwise to support the cause. Or perhaps a lighter version. What can we subsistute with local products opposed to factory farmed items? How about Hubers wines? No more west coast grapes. Although I'm not sure if Hubers uses migrants to harvest their product. I believe Robin has mentioned Dreamcatcher Farms for meat. Anybody else??

I have a simple solution that I have posted several times. Everybody that thinks this is such a human tragedy should take a stand and QUIT buying any food products that they believe are harvested/produced using abused migrant workers. Any takers?? I doubt it. Its easy to be PC on this forum and preach about this issue but its an entirely different thing to do something about it. Buy local eat local its a great concept but its bacially bull#@$#@. I support as many local things as a can. Rarely eat at a chain, always go the the farmers markets. I have my own small garden and so on. Lets see some brave folks post what they have given up foodwise to support the cause. Or perhaps a lighter version. What can we subsistute with local products opposed to factory farmed items? How about Hubers wines? No more west coast grapes. Although I'm not sure if Hubers uses migrants to harvest their product. I believe Robin has mentioned Dreamcatcher Farms for meat. Anybody else??

I'm sure not all farms treat their workers poorly, so boycotts of west coast this or that might not be the answer. If Hubers abused their workers then I wouldn't want their wine either. I personally have quit buying anything from Wal-Mart, mostly due to the numerous reports of how they treat their workers and vendors. I now buy most of my meat (beef, chicken) from Barr farms and grow most of my vegetables. Anything Barr or I cannot supply I get at Paul's, Kroger, or farmers markets.

The problem is not being able to pin down which farms are abusing and which aren't. I would glady not buy a product if I knew it was being created or harvested by "slave type" labor.

[Robin Garr]

... Buy local eat local its a great concept but its bacially bull#@$#@. I support as many local things as a can. Rarely eat at a chain, always go the the farmers markets. I have my own small garden and so on. Lets see some brave folks post what they have given up foodwise to support the cause. Or perhaps a lighter version. What can we subsistute with local products opposed to factory farmed items? How about Hubers wines? No more west coast grapes. Although I'm not sure if Hubers uses migrants to harvest their product. I believe Robin has mentioned Dreamcatcher Farms for meat. Anybody else??

Interesting and appropriate questions, Jeff. It sounds like you do pretty much what we do: Make a reasonable effort to buy food from local vendors if you can, to support local farmers, to get healthier meat and to get more humanely raised meat, but keep it within reason.

I took on this very topic in my little wine piece in this week's LEO:

The Grape Escape: Locawino