Until you create the demand the Cheese will be $13/lb. However, this past year I saw organic cabbage, squash and various other greens priced at the same price a "conventional" grown products. This is a big change in the market place, you have to start by supporting the change when you can and when you can afford it and sometimes making a sacrifice to do.
Ray Schutte "The truth of the matter is that the flower has cleverly manipulated the bee into hauling its pollen from blossom to blossom." The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan -----Original Message----- From: John Verin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 10:59 AM To: CG List (E-mail) Subject: [cg] slow food social politics While my ego wants to mock the Slow Foodies who pat themselves on the back for eating $13/lb. cheese, I must remind myself to see from my heart, and be thankful they are doing what they do, for in the end we are on the same team. Would I rather they be eating McDonald's? If my want is to expand the number of people eating and living consciously, who am I to cop an attitude about steps someone is taking in the right direction? If I want those with abundant means to connect with those with limited means, shall I use anger or compassion when I approach them? If I want a world without social strata extremes, will blame and pity really help? I believe it is of utmost importance to acknowledge and accept where any person is in their life and this world, and to do so with compassion. It is in this place I find it most feasible, and easier, to manifest connections, understanding, sharing, etc. Easier said than done; easier done than ignored. In the end, I believe we all are yearning for a more equitable, more real life than consumer capitalism offers, regardless of where we are on the money spectrum. If so, let us work with how we are all the same, not make judgments about who's different or better. Humbly, Paco John Verin City Wide Coordinator - Philadelphia Green The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society 100 North 20th Street, 5th floor Philadelphia, PA 19103-1495 Phone: 215-988-8885; Fax 215-988-8810 http://www.pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org ______________________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden ______________________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
