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Eat the best quality whole foods you can - you're worth it!
Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That's why it's a comfort to go hand in hand. ~Emily Kimbrough
Lots of people have asked what MindfulEats things of the Stephan Budiansky oped on locavores in the NYT last week. First of all, we love that people are talking about farming and sustainable growing, so we think it's great! Mr. Budiansky makes some good points for the specialized growing of food.
However, it doesn't quite factor in all the variables to tell the full story. We look at food three ways:
Wallet cost
Taste quality
Environmental cost
We think there are many kinds of buyers out there, and we want to get whole foods to all…
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