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WHole foods is a crock. They put $$ into presentation and get $$$ back in profit, like many other places (Amish (oxymoronic) Market).

I do not agree with what the owner said, and I think it was blatantly stupid on his part (like a Vegetarian Food Chain owner being spotted eating a Hamburger), but what this stance on HEALTH CARE has to do with his food and his product is beyond me.

The only tie, which nobody has even researched (as far as I know) is any financial support he may be giving to opposition positions to health care reform. Whether that be campaign contributions, advertisments, or donations to opposing organizations.

Protesting a mans opinion seems really hyocritical and petty. You are allowed to disagree, but what does that have to do with the product he is selling (other than any possible connection I have mentioned)?

As for Organic... I get a little wary about that. Dung is natural, and fertalizing with that is one possible source for the E-coli infestations of lettuce a while back. "Organic" does not always mean "clean".

It also does not mean seasonal. You can grow tings organically and follow similar processes to get it cross-country. Tomatoes would be a good example. They pick them green and ship them because they are less likely to bruise or spoil on the way. By the time they get to the store , they have "ripened", but they still are not the same....

The things I do NOT like about some of the food engineering these days are when they focus on the appearance and shelf-life of a new strain rather than the TASTE. We get greener peppers and redder tomatoes, but they end up tasting bland. We get HUGE strawberries that have no zip to them anymore.

But that is what the American People buy with almost everything in life. Good looking produce with very little taste.