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Old 07-08-2010, 09:30 PM
 
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Old 07-08-2010, 09:39 PM
 
Location: On the Rails in Northern NJ
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It isn't a Latino or black thing. It is a poverty thing. They buy junk food because it is cheap. People that are poor cannot afford fresh food. I mean think about it. Today a pint of raspberries cost $3.00 here in Oregon. You can get your kids those, or you can buy them a .99 cent deal at BK and give them a meal for .99. If you have $10 for food that day, it's a no brainer. Junk food wins because it is cheaper.

You do realize that Hispanics and blacks have a higher rate of poverty in the US right?

So, if you want to help your fellow Americans to not be so fat, write a letter to your congressman and ask them to stop subsidizing soy and corn which make up the bulk of ingredients for junk food and ask them to subsidize spinach and carrot farmers, et al...we are subsidizing the wrong foods for a healthy America.

So...that is the problem. Not Latios not caring about their health.
We subsidize food , my god what is going on in this country? Anyway , does Oregon have a program where rural farmers get incentives to sell there crop in the Urban areas?
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Old 07-08-2010, 10:47 PM
 
Location: Portland, OR
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As far as I know, there is no incentives are needed. Portland, Salem, and Eugene are awash in farmer's markets. The major problem facing Oregon farmers is the very expensive, bureaucratic thick, and cumbersome process to get certified as "organic" farm. This drives up the cost of pesticide free produce. A farm pays something on the order of $5,000.00 USD or more per year. 5K is a lot of money for a small vegie farm.

Available quality, variety, and quantity of fresh produce was (and is) mind blowing to someone from the Mid-West. I think the Oregon weather is too mild for the optimum in sweet table corn like what is available in the Mid-West (Ohio, Illinois, etc.). But overall, I think I like Oregon's farmer's markets better.

There is a lot more goat cheese available in Portland and throughout Oregon in general than I was aware of when I lived East of the Mississippi. The sheer physical effort involved in milking goats, and converting to cheese (pasteurizing included) also raises the price of goat cheese over bovine cheese.

Personal Opinion: A lot of the fresh veggies, and the large quantity of assortment of green vegetables is due in part to the Asian population influence.

Aside: on the other hand, don't expect to find a good quality plate of lasagna in Portland, and there are only two places I have found that sell cannoli; SF style cannoli, not NYC, NJ, or Chicago where the good cannoli are made. Don't ask about a Portland Kosher restaurant, best we got is "Kosher Style."

sorry didn't mean to hijack thread.
Phil
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Old 07-08-2010, 11:26 PM
 
Location: Salem, OR
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As far as I know, there is no incentives are needed. Portland, Salem, and Eugene are awash in farmer's markets. The major problem facing Oregon farmers is the very expensive, bureaucratic thick, and cumbersome process to get certified as "organic" farm. This drives up the cost of pesticide free produce. A farm pays something on the order of $5,000.00 USD or more per year. 5K is a lot of money for a small vegie farm.

Available quality, variety, and quantity of fresh produce was (and is) mind blowing to someone from the Mid-West. I think the Oregon weather is too mild for the optimum in sweet table corn like what is available in the Mid-West (Ohio, Illinois, etc.). But overall, I think I like Oregon's farmer's markets better.

There is a lot more goat cheese available in Portland and throughout Oregon in general than I was aware of when I lived East of the Mississippi. The sheer physical effort involved in milking goats, and converting to cheese (pasteurizing included) also raises the price of goat cheese over bovine cheese.

Personal Opinion: A lot of the fresh veggies, and the large quantity of assortment of green vegetables is due in part to the Asian population influence.

Aside: on the other hand, don't expect to find a good quality plate of lasagna in Portland, and there are only two places I have found that sell cannoli; SF style cannoli, not NYC, NJ, or Chicago where the good cannoli are made. Don't ask about a Portland Kosher restaurant, best we got is "Kosher Style."

sorry didn't mean to hijack thread.
Phil
I see a lot of local farmers calling themselves "no spray" farms since they can't afford the organic label.
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