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It ~is~ insane that I can buy fresh strawberries in the South East US in freakin' February, and they only be marginally more expensive than those I can get in season. Somebody is getting robbed along the way from greenhouse (likely in Canada) to my produce section, 1000 miles away. I suspect it's the farmer.

I think it's futile to expect the powers that be (government, legacy media, &c.) to call it for what it is, whatever their dumb reasons.

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helplessduck 2y ago

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I read an article recently that described a socialist model for the economy that advocated for hub-spoke style, regional way to manage resources and it struck me as something that could work well (and be accepted by mainstream society) for food production.

It lacked, I think sorely, any discussion of a wider distribution model, though. Not necessarily trucking in fresh produce, but those tomatoes should be canned where they were grown for nutritional density as well as economy.

20ec1da8... 2y ago

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I have been working hard at returning to seasonal eating, preserving etc. it's lovely!

Looking forward to the seasonal foods is a delight we are in danger of losing entirely if people don't work hard at it.

I am coming to think it is *bad* for you to eat foods out of season and similarly it's really *good* to indulge in the abundance when it is there.

ultimately, if people stop buying strawberries in February, they will disappear; also futile I imagine 😆