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Originally Posted by kennyc
and not to continue pounding this drum too much, but my belief is that the more local we can make producer/consumer interaction -- particularly wrt food and such (and keep the multinational corporations out of the loop) the better off we'll be in the long run!!
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We have a lot of vegetable farms in my area. I do like the farmer's markets but the surprisingly fact I've discovered is that Walmart is more supportive of local farms than Whole Foods. The farmers we know say they pay a better price.