11-23-2007, 03:48 AM
We shop at Makuu every Sunday for our fruits and vegetables so don’t get me wrong.
And, we do buy Hawaiian when we can. But the over all need in our lives is to live on a budget as many of us are forced to do. Life would be great if you could afford to farm enough acreage to support your family but it’s not possible in most of our lives. Therefore, we shop for bargains where and when we can no matter if it’s at Makuu or Wal-Mart’s. Principals are great, but budgets are necessary to survive.
As far as pollutants in your “Local” grown produce, you don’t have a clue; there is no control or standards. It could say “Organic” on the label but who know what’s in that soil? It’s so bad in Keaau that they can’t even put up a hotel in the middle of town. Imagine what’s up on the hill where your tomatoes are grown? The farmer may have grown in it organically but arsenic and DDT have poisoned most of the farming soils on this rock during the time of sugar.
"Many dreams come true and some have silver linings, I look for my dreams and a pocket full of gold" Led Zeppelin
And, we do buy Hawaiian when we can. But the over all need in our lives is to live on a budget as many of us are forced to do. Life would be great if you could afford to farm enough acreage to support your family but it’s not possible in most of our lives. Therefore, we shop for bargains where and when we can no matter if it’s at Makuu or Wal-Mart’s. Principals are great, but budgets are necessary to survive.
As far as pollutants in your “Local” grown produce, you don’t have a clue; there is no control or standards. It could say “Organic” on the label but who know what’s in that soil? It’s so bad in Keaau that they can’t even put up a hotel in the middle of town. Imagine what’s up on the hill where your tomatoes are grown? The farmer may have grown in it organically but arsenic and DDT have poisoned most of the farming soils on this rock during the time of sugar.
"Many dreams come true and some have silver linings, I look for my dreams and a pocket full of gold" Led Zeppelin
If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it cost when it’s free...now here come the taxes.....