tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529412948720265939.post5936209178083144165..comments2023-10-08T02:15:53.437-07:00Comments on Utah Valley Gardens: Wal-Mart is Going to Stick It To Us AgainGreg Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859433988554248780noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529412948720265939.post-64714764592029495982008-07-14T18:49:00.000-07:002008-07-14T18:49:00.000-07:00I doubt any large chain could buy enough from the ...I doubt any large chain could buy enough from the local growers who would normally be selling at a farmers'market to make it worth their while. The big chains don't want to spend money getting carrots from 6 different suppliers and then find that they are not 'perfect' ie all the same size or free of blemishes and so on. I think your farmers markest will be safe, as are ours here.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02784846529596496854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529412948720265939.post-27594203924645358142008-07-12T15:42:00.000-07:002008-07-12T15:42:00.000-07:00You bring up an interesting point, Daisy, about th...You bring up an interesting point, Daisy, about the sense of community that Wal-Mart is disrupting. I too enjoy talking with the person who actually raised the food I am about to eat. You rarely every get to do that.<BR/><BR/>It seems the 'eat local movement' is taking on a new dimension meaning more of us will be eating more out of our own gardens.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully this level of independence will never be sold out.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I like the way your garden is coming along.Greg Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11859433988554248780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529412948720265939.post-25257992288230041092008-07-10T10:07:00.000-07:002008-07-10T10:07:00.000-07:00I don't think you're wrong about Wal-Mart. I don'...I don't think you're wrong about Wal-Mart. I don't know enough to say you're right, either, but I have similar suspicions. I really like buying from farmers at the market because I get to see them, talk to them, ask them for advice on my own garden. I notice who's there and who's skipped a week, and I always ask the next week if everyhting's okay. <BR/><BR/>No matter how many dollars a Wal-Mart contributes to a community, it can't replace the experience or sense of community I have when I shop at a farmer's market. I hope our local one doesn't try that... If they do, I'd be in your same pickle: support my local farmer's decision to sell to the evil empire or become more of a local farmer so I can have the produce I want?Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657241461465217108noreply@blogger.com