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Reasons To Buy Organic
Save Energy: "In terms of energy savings, there's no contest: Just think of the fossil fuels expended getting those organic tomatoes from Chile."
Help the Small Farmer: "Almost all the organic food in this country comes out of California. And five or six big California farms dominate the whole industry."
It's Good for You: "American populism chafes against the notion of good health for those who can afford it. Which brings us to the newest kid in the organic-food sandbox: Wal-Mart, the world's biggest grocery retailer, has just begun a major program to expand into organic foods. It's likely that neither Wal-Mart nor Whole Foods will do much to encourage local agriculture or small farming, but in an odd twist, Wal-Mart, with its simple 'More for Less' credo, might do far more to democratize the nation's food supply than Whole Foods. The organic-food movement is in danger of exacerbating the growing gap between rich and poor in this country by contributing to a two-tiered national food supply, with healthy food for the rich. Could Wal-Mart's populist strategy prove to be more 'sustainable' than Whole Foods? Stranger things have happened."
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