Filed under: Opinion
You expect it in a northern college, especially a Jesuit one. Social justice for all vegetables… less pesticides.
When EcoFest was held a few weeks ago, I got to speak with the student rep of an organic food company. He was promoting a comparison between Whole Foods, Dominick’s, and his company’s prices.
Whole Foods: $17
Dominick’s: $14
His company: $10
The most surprising thing was not his company’s prices. Yes, their fruit was delicious and beautiful, but there are some factors not added into that mix. Whole Foods and Dominick’s add in the taxes and shipping costs. His company wouldn’t say.
The reason I’m not giving the name of the company? Besides the fact that I’m pretty down on them and that I forgot the name? It’s that it’s not the important part of this story.
More important was the price difference between Whole Foods and Dominick’s. It’s only $3 more for, on the whole, six or so pounds of better quality food!
You’d expect Whole Foods, on such products, much worse price, but it’s only around 20 percent more. I expected a 40-60 percent increase at least.
So maybe it’s not as tough to buy organic foods as I used to think.
Filed under: Tidbit
Meet Charlie. And if you don’t think that’s an adorable name for a coyote, I don’t know what is.
I said on Monday how birdwatching has made its way onto the computer while not just shooting ducks. Other nature lovers have jumped to the Internet, especially with the power of Web 2.0.
C’mon, look at the coyote! It’s so cute!
Filed under: Opinion
Blogging birdwatchers? Kind of an odd thought.
Birdwatching isn’t particularly popular, and the digital age you’d think would’ve killed it. The only birds anyone sees might be on Cute Overload, if they’re lucky.
The Internet is a fascinating place: communities pop up out of nowhere, and the Web 2.0 (not to sing of its virtues yet again) attracts everyone. From birdwatchers to the Bloggernacle Choir (Mormon blog ring).
Electronic cataloging has been around forever. Bird cataloging has been even longer. Who saw the spreadsheets coming?
Probably the hawk three miles away, looking for a rabbit.
