androidsixteen
@androidsixteen.eth
The produce at normal (fka middle class) grocery stores goes bad much faster now Bought a box of organic strawberries yesterday, and a few were already covered with mold this morning Rarely happens with produce from upper class stores (eg. Whole Foods). Yet another way the growing class disparity is felt (but hidden)
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frdysk
@frdysk
does the freshness of the fruits correlate with quality though? what if the middle class grocery stores actually have fruits that contain much less preservatives agents, thus mold faster
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androidsixteen
@androidsixteen.eth
I usually buy organic produce, so I assume freshness is correlated with nutrition Terrifying if that’s not the case. Any reason to suspect that it might be due to preservatives?
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frdysk
@frdysk
it's anecdotal, at least that's what i see unfolding here in jakarta, high-end grocery stores sell mostly imported organic produce, local organic ones are priced slightly lower, but they don't sell produce from local traditional farms that are known not to use synthetic insecticides, and that's where middle class grocery stores excel, people in the know get those produce because there's still soil dirts on them, they also look for worm eaten holes on leafy greens, a proof that no insecticides or minimum amount of insecticides were used.
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androidsixteen
@androidsixteen.eth
I suspect it’s different here in the states where the normal folks aren’t as connected to farmers But I think your point stands, which is: the only way to assure quality is to be as close to the soil as possible (grow your own or know your farmer)
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Jawa
@jawa
With strawberries I’d agree it’s easy to be anecdotal. I see cheap strawberries everywhere this season and stores are struggling to sell them fast enough. I’m routinely seeing 2 Lbs for $4 (in non-organic). I don’t a lot of non-farmers realize the strawberries ripening today were planted before the election & before a tariff battle with our neighbors. When Canada stops buying California strawberries we get over supplied quickly.
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Eddie ⌐◨-◨ 🇲🇽
@eljuniordiaz.eth
My question is who's going to pick the vegetables after they kick us (working immigrants) all out ..
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