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Monty, you make good points. This is a good discussion, though it might be heading in an off-topic direction.
I remember hearing an author interviewed on NPR talking about Whole Foods and their "stories." You walk into the store, and every isle and sign tells you the story of the happy free range chicken who lived a long healthy life on his own terms in a free environment where he could roam and explore as he pleased. He started visiting the suppliers and found the free-range chickens didn't live in any better conditions than conventional chickens, with respect to cleanliness or population density. But the story is so good, everyone buys into it and is ready to drop twice as much cash as the would at the regular supermarket.
I'm a vegetarian so it isn't really an issue for me. I'm not one for moral reasons, but rather just because I'm picky
Dan
I remember hearing an author interviewed on NPR talking about Whole Foods and their "stories." You walk into the store, and every isle and sign tells you the story of the happy free range chicken who lived a long healthy life on his own terms in a free environment where he could roam and explore as he pleased. He started visiting the suppliers and found the free-range chickens didn't live in any better conditions than conventional chickens, with respect to cleanliness or population density. But the story is so good, everyone buys into it and is ready to drop twice as much cash as the would at the regular supermarket.
I'm a vegetarian so it isn't really an issue for me. I'm not one for moral reasons, but rather just because I'm picky
Dan