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In response to "Anyone seen Food, Inc.? (available on Netflix instant, fyi) Good movie. Really makes you shake your head at things. -- nm" by Don Homer

I want to but am also afraid to. Based on what I have heard, it seems that unless there is a major overhaul at the highest levels the only way to get

Posted by HdnAgnda (aka HDNAGNDA) Dec 29 '09, 05:50

out from under current food production practices and habits is to move onto a farm and grow your own.

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My friends all eat either locally grown and butchered meat or food you feel good about from the weg. It's just commercially produced meat that's - amanda Dec 29, 06:13 9
- I want a Weg. - ty97 Dec 29, 06:18 8
  - If you want it for meat, local butchers are better. I actually dislike the weg: too much weg brand, very little variety. -- nm - amanda Dec 29, 06:21 6
    - I actually think Wegman's variety is pretty good. Their fresh foods, produce, and meats sections are excellent. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 29, 06:29
    - Really? The two Wegmans I go to have tons of variety - including locally grown meats and vegetables. -- nm - decline Dec 29, 06:28 4
      - we have those. I'm talking about like, salad dressing and crackers and pretzels. all weg brand. all the time. -- nm - mary christmas Dec 29, 06:30 3
        
        They sell brand names too. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 29, 06:31 2
        
        my experience is very few compared to giant and weis, and very expensively. allentown, which was a larger store, was better, but still not great. - mary christmas Dec 29, 06:35 1
        
        Oh, I do agree that brand name stuff tends to cost more at Wegmans, yep. -- nm - Don Homer Dec 29, 06:39
  - We are getting one, but it's taking forever. (Though we started going a little out of the way to Harris Teeter a few months ago, and it's almost as - Don Homer Dec 29, 06:21

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