Comments on: Fresh Produce, Food Miles, and Country of Origin Labeling http://smallstepstohealth.com/2008/09/fresh-produce-food-miles-and-country-of-origin-labeling/ Never take orders from a cookie! Thu, 17 May 2012 13:16:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: The French Diet: Skinny from Wine and Butter? | Small Steps to Health http://smallstepstohealth.com/2008/09/fresh-produce-food-miles-and-country-of-origin-labeling/comment-page-1/#comment-6492 The French Diet: Skinny from Wine and Butter? | Small Steps to Health Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:02:24 +0000 http://smallstepstohealth.com/?p=354#comment-6492 [...] hormone free, local whole food. Now we have to pay a premium for this kind of whole food. Even our definition of "fresh food" is not the same as two generations [...] [...] hormone free, local whole food. Now we have to pay a premium for this kind of whole food. Even our definition of "fresh food" is not the same as two generations [...]

]]> By: Wax on, Wax off - Wax on Fruits and Vegetables | Small Steps to Health http://smallstepstohealth.com/2008/09/fresh-produce-food-miles-and-country-of-origin-labeling/comment-page-1/#comment-477 Wax on, Wax off - Wax on Fruits and Vegetables | Small Steps to Health Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:22:17 +0000 http://smallstepstohealth.com/?p=354#comment-477 [...] on fruits and vegetables are another way for supermarkets to transport their produce over long distances, not a health [...] [...] on fruits and vegetables are another way for supermarkets to transport their produce over long distances, not a health [...]

]]> By: asithi http://smallstepstohealth.com/2008/09/fresh-produce-food-miles-and-country-of-origin-labeling/comment-page-1/#comment-315 asithi Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:15:39 +0000 http://smallstepstohealth.com/?p=354#comment-315 <a href='#comment-314' rel="nofollow">@Angie</a> - Yep, generally. But I love eating Asian pears, but good ones are hard to find. They either taste very sweet or very watery or very grainy. If only we can plant a tree in the backyard....but alas the soil cannot support such a tree. Thanks for the award Angie! @Angie – Yep, generally. But I love eating Asian pears, but good ones are hard to find. They either taste very sweet or very watery or very grainy. If only we can plant a tree in the backyard….but alas the soil cannot support such a tree. Thanks for the award Angie!

]]> By: Angie http://smallstepstohealth.com/2008/09/fresh-produce-food-miles-and-country-of-origin-labeling/comment-page-1/#comment-314 Angie Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:23:06 +0000 http://smallstepstohealth.com/?p=354#comment-314 You can certainly tell the difference in transported and local produce. Tomatoes in the winter where I live are almost gross! I wish it was warm enough to grow them myself year round... but I can't move, so I have to deal with it! Lucky you in CA, I'd imagine your fruits and veggies generally taste pretty good no matter the time of year. Also, I have an award for you! Stop by and see at: http://www.vibranthealthyu.com/2008/09/another-awesome-award.html You can certainly tell the difference in transported and local produce. Tomatoes in the winter where I live are almost gross! I wish it was warm enough to grow them myself year round… but I can’t move, so I have to deal with it! Lucky you in CA, I’d imagine your fruits and veggies generally taste pretty good no matter the time of year.

Also, I have an award for you! Stop by and see at: http://www.vibranthealthyu.com/2008/09/another-awesome-award.html

]]> By: asithi http://smallstepstohealth.com/2008/09/fresh-produce-food-miles-and-country-of-origin-labeling/comment-page-1/#comment-313 asithi Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:49:52 +0000 http://smallstepstohealth.com/?p=354#comment-313 <a href='#comment-312' rel="nofollow">@Scott @ The Passive Dad</a> - Australia? That is a long ways! With gas prices, I wonder how many years it will take before we go back to the "old ways" of eating locally grown fruits and veggies. @Scott @ The Passive Dad – Australia? That is a long ways! With gas prices, I wonder how many years it will take before we go back to the “old ways” of eating locally grown fruits and veggies.

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