Comments on: Organic Money http://www.yourlocalmarketblog.com/2008/09/23/organic-money/ Organic Grocery Market, Shop Local, Small Farms, Family Farms Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:01:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gene Logsdon http://www.yourlocalmarketblog.com/2008/09/23/organic-money/#comment-3561 Gene Logsdon Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:49:35 +0000 http://organictobe.org/?p=1358#comment-3561 Jan, your story about the customer who demanded absolute and total purity of organic produce but whose own life and work was anything but organic should be printed and published throughout the whole foods industry. I am so sick of people who demand of us farmers the hard work and determination of giving them perfectly pure foods, but whose own lives are far from that perfection--- and then they gripe if that perfect pure food they desire is expensive. Gene Jan, your story about the customer who demanded absolute and total purity of organic produce but whose own life and work was anything but organic should be printed and published throughout the whole foods industry. I am so sick of people who demand of us farmers the hard work and determination of giving them perfectly pure foods, but whose own lives are far from that perfection— and then they gripe if that perfect pure food they desire is expensive. Gene

]]> By: Jan http://www.yourlocalmarketblog.com/2008/09/23/organic-money/#comment-3542 Jan Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:34:20 +0000 http://organictobe.org/?p=1358#comment-3542 I recall the story of an organic market gardener who sold some of his produce at a Market outside of Los Alamos, NM where many of his customers worked at the labs. One day at Market, after many weeks of his customers always questioning him on how his product was grown; what chemicals he did or did not use; was he sure his product was "organic" (this was before the USDA mandate)he looked at his next customer (whom he knew worked at the labs) and asked: and just how do you make your money; is it done in a sustainable way; is the manner in which you acquire your money safe and pure; do I want to accept money that comes from the manufacture of such lethal means? There are many ways to look at how we live our lives. Living simply and sustainably doesn't always mean living without; it just means living in a very conscious way. Choosing where, when and how to spend your time and money. You may not have as much choice in a job situation, but you can certainly choose to spend the money you earn in a way that enhances your life and that of others. If there is still a local pharmacy, grocery, hardware store or restaurant in your town ... use it for what you can; it may be gone tomorrow. And with it a valuable community member and his/her family. It doesn't mean you have to buy everything there ... but if 10 cents more on an item means you can keep that business open vs. doing without some meaningless other item for a week, please consider buying local. Another line I heard on NPR ... "To know what you believe; look at what you do" I recall the story of an organic market gardener who sold some of his produce at a Market outside of Los Alamos, NM where many of his customers worked at the labs. One day at Market, after many weeks of his customers always questioning him on how his product was grown; what chemicals he did or did not use; was he sure his product was “organic” (this was before the USDA mandate)he looked at his next customer (whom he knew worked at the labs) and asked: and just how do you make your money; is it done in a sustainable way; is the manner in which you acquire your money safe and pure; do I want to accept money that comes from the manufacture of such lethal means?

There are many ways to look at how we live our lives. Living simply and sustainably doesn’t always mean living without; it just means living in a very conscious way. Choosing where, when and how to spend your time and money. You may not have as much choice in a job situation, but you can certainly choose to spend the money you earn in a way that enhances your life and that of others. If there is still a local pharmacy, grocery, hardware store or restaurant in your town … use it for what you can; it may be gone tomorrow. And with it a valuable community member and his/her family. It doesn’t mean you have to buy everything there … but if 10 cents more on an item means you can keep that business open vs. doing without some meaningless other item for a week, please consider buying local.

Another line I heard on NPR … “To know what you believe; look at what you do”

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