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We're just wealthier, which gives us a wide rang Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:06:39 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/12/12/43240/401#10 I was not impressed with some of the circular logic of the article.  Organic foods means more land for crops; current agribiz produces more food than we shall ever need.  Hmm....<p> Then factor in that agribiz fields are so drained of nutrients t Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:13:33 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/12/12/43240/401#9 <blockquote><i><b>marburg</b>: I think it's important to have an investment in "the little guy," something the writers at The Economist surely know nothing about.</i></blockquote><p> Seconded.<p> Over the decades, medical science has worked hard to progres Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:12:50 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/12/12/43240/401#8 <i>Not everyone can afford the best all the time</i><p> This is true, though I'd argue that as the US has shifted over the past 50 years to such a pro-corporate culture, we have simultaneously accepted a widening of the wealth gap and a reduction in qualit Mon, 18 Dec 2006 11:19:28 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/12/12/43240/401#7 <i>And I buy from local farmers when I can because the food not only tastes better and seems fresher and better treated, it's a guy growing stuff in my neighborhood, supplying great vegetables directly to top restaurants. 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