Comments on: Buying Organic

By: computertheque

computertheque — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:50:39 +0000

First off, just because many of these companies are now owned by a larger industry name does not always mean the core business is changed. Some of these acquisitions occur on the base level of adding to the parent company’s net income. Other times the original company is gutted and is little more than a name. I’m not ready to decry these brands without knowing more. Regardless, it is better to be armed with this knowledge of the general hierarchy than none at all.

By: Renee

Renee — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:01:31 +0000

Buy local is right. How many of these companys believe we will buy their products with “organic” high fructose corn syrup?Let the “real food” movement begin, no added sugar period. Cant we figure out how much sugar to add to our lemonade? How many products in the above list train us to expect food to be sweet all the time?

By: marijane

marijane — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:57:23 +0000

Yeah…going local is the only way out of big corporation consumerism. Many of the “organic” companies can hardly be considered organic due to the way they ship stuff. Also, all of the companies on the chart obviously don’t really care about organic food, because only some of their brands are. They market it for the consumers, but really all they are doing is changing inputs to get the same product in the long run.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:38:24 +0000

Remember, some of these companies probably started out as small businesses owned by committed people. But when they reach a certain size, they get bought out. Happens over and over.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:35:11 +0000

What do you recommend I DO eat? On a reasonably modest budget?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:09:58 +0000

I hear all of you…especially the person who said “If Heinz can give me a low cost, high quality organic tomato I will buy it every time!”
The issues with many of these big companies is that they often have one goal – PROFIT and it doesn’t matter how they get it. They send jobs overseas (causing higher US unemployment rates), they purchase prodcuts from countries that make kids (some as young as 6 yrs) spend 12+ hours a day doing hard, repetitive, manual labor in the blazing sun (because its VERY cheap to pay a 6 yr old to do this work), they use their money to lobby politicians to vote the way that best helps them…no matter what it does to other small American companies (and the small guy doesn’t stand a chance up agaisnt these companies).
There are many more reasons why the big companies are so “evil” – these are just a couple of the big ones that I could think of quickly.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:45:22 +0000

My concern is when major corporations have had such a significant effect on defining what is and is not organic.

By: threestonesteps

threestonesteps — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

….and not a little depressing, but I guess deep down, all of us really knew this…..

By: chuckles

chuckles — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

You’re right – shouldn’t be surprised, but I guess I am taken back by the scope of companies in my cupboard that are represented. Other than local producers – who is not represented?

By: lizhealthy

lizhealthy — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

These guys obviously know where the market is at!! I wonder if many of these brands started as small companies and then got bought out by the big ones? In any case, this is a GOOD reminder to buy LOCAL ORGANIC’s whenever possible.