You might have noticed I am not a WF fan. I do consider them to be the Wal-mart of organic food because they have done a darned good job of putting smaller local companies out of business or swallowing them up. They may pay their employees decent wages and benefits and don't experience more than their share of bad PR. However their products are expensive and come with giant carbon footprints.
There used to be a nice local chain around here called Bread and Circus. They started in the 1970's with organic food. They were a little bit more than a regular grocery but not outrageous. WF bought them and now they are gone. No traces of them left. There was another little local chain, Wild Oats, that tried to combine organic and traditional grocery (you want your Diet Coke and Doritos with your organic lettuce). They were bought by Star Market and integrated into Star Market/Shaws and als

The Wild Oats concept was great. I don't know anyone who can do all their grocery shopping at an organic grocery because they just don't have everything. Everyone was forced to alternate regular and organic grocery trips. Another thing they tried to do was sell organic food at reasonable prices. I could do all my shopping at Wild Oats.

Another interesting thing about this beef recall from WF is that you would think with their 'organic, healthy, homemade' image, they would get their beef locally or even grind it in the store. No, this recall is based on beef from a Nebraska meat packing company. So why pay their prices for beef that is just as processed, handled, and transported as any other beef you get elsewhere?
Well enough about that. (They just really tick me off and I won't shop there.) Another one who needs to get his story straight is the cat. He is an indoor cat. But why was he caught in the front

Yesterday we actually attempted to have a social life. We went to a friend's house and saw their new baby and new house. It was actually nice to get out and see people. Murphy's law - there was one little tiny rain storm that passed through the state yesterday afternoon. It went over their house and not really anywhere else.
Today we are going to buy cheap gas. There is a grocery chain around here (Stop and Shop - yes, I know they are part of a big chain but unlike WF their prices are somewhat reasonable and they don't have a holier than thou attitude) that has gas stations now. Apparently, shop at their stores and get points towards money off your gas price. I think I earned 50 cents off per gallon. That is definitely worth taking a detour on the way to run errands today to get cheap gas. Okay, my life is really boring if buying cheap gas is all I have to talk about.
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