Publix GreenWise

[Miss Critter]

I don't see why. Canning does not negate the benefits of organic agriculture in terms of fossil fuel inputs. But shipping cans all the way from China sure does.
And by the way, "organic" has technically only to do with the growing process. It is not a given that there are no other undesirable ingredients. Check out the list of what all is in a can of Wolfgang Puck's "organic" chicken broth sometime. I discovered that recently while hunting for chicken broth without any msg.
Scooterbug, please don't tell me to just make my own. Sometimes there just isn't time. In a perfect world we would all cook everything from scratch.

You nailed it on that chicken broth. I read the label and could not believe what was in it, but I guess because the broth was from organically raised chickens, they can call it that. Unfortunately, healthy eating requires a vigilance many people don't have the time, energy or budget for. It is truly an ongoing challenge.

 

[pizzaeater]

Try finding organic Apple Juice made in USA...

 

[scooterbug44]

Try finding organic Apple Juice made in USA...

Not so much an issue if you go to an orchard. Some places, it's hard to NOT find organic apple juice because they do it the old way. ;-)

 

[beachmouse]

Whenever my parents come down here in the fall, they bring us a couple gallons of apple cider bought direct from a proper Michigan apple farm a couple miles from their house. It's just so much of a better and complex flavor than what you find in the grocery stores down here that calls itself cider.

 

[Smiling JOe]

So I was just opening a can of Publix GreenWise organic kidney beans, and I happened to notice something stamped on the bottom of the can:
"Prod. of China." :shock:
Does anyone else find this disturbing?? Or would it be more disturbing of the country of origin was not identified??

Not surprising at all. Their shrimp typically comes from Indonesia. We live at the Gulf, but the seafood isn't local at all. "GreenWise?" Isn't that name supposed to imply that the food was "green?" I see nothing green about shipping food from across the globe, when that same product grows well enough in our own back yard with a little know-how.

Labeling laws are a little whack, too. To be certified organic, farmers have to pay big money, and most organic farmers are small time. I cannot remember if Greenwise products are "certified" organic, but I wonder if the USDA is actually testing products in China, to ensure they are organic, certified or not. Highly likely that they are not.

Here is a reminder, eat locally or regionally grown foods when possible. Naturally, if we eat only local foods, there is no way the entire population would every run risks of dieing off from some food born bacteria and such. However, if the world's food is all coming from one tainted source, we are effed!