Here's an excellent piece from Slate that calls into question Whole Foods' organic propaganda. Read it. Then read it again. This is why I say: buy vegetables from your local farmer's market as often as you can.
One thing I quibble with in this piece, though: the idea of a two-tiered food system in this country, one for the rich and another for the poor. I won't pay Whole Foods' prices for vegetables, but if somebody wants to, more power to them. Since when did we start moaning in America about a higher standard of service for people willing and able to pay for it? I can't afford to fly first class, and wouldn't if I could, but if people want to shell out the bucks for it, fine. I can't afford to eat at Delmonico's, but I don't resent those who can and do. So why should I care if people who can afford to pay top dollar for carrots have the opportunity to do so? We are awfully selective in our populism.
