tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024200559736996534.post5940533827555909413..comments2023-11-25T07:32:42.065-07:00Comments on The Zees Go West: The Cost of Vegetablesclairzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12076402619649343527noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024200559736996534.post-2496691814588110662011-03-22T20:42:46.486-06:002011-03-22T20:42:46.486-06:00For all of their work, they get very little of the...For all of their work, they get very little of the money. It's one of the reasons I like to shop at farmers markets. Even there, though, much of labor is done by low payed laborers.Martha Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951661712327698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024200559736996534.post-91065034438092403832011-03-22T18:52:59.906-06:002011-03-22T18:52:59.906-06:00I hate hoeing! I had to do this all of the time wh...I hate hoeing! I had to do this all of the time when I was a kid!janitabeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05535385546511804042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024200559736996534.post-68757756947425203902011-03-22T14:06:29.173-06:002011-03-22T14:06:29.173-06:00Yup, everyone complains regardless, huh? I can...Yup, everyone complains regardless, huh? I can't wait to get to NM and take advantage of the sunshine so I can try growing some myself!Sandy ~~~https://www.blogger.com/profile/00438655230858362703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024200559736996534.post-43903717530237580332011-03-22T12:10:02.777-06:002011-03-22T12:10:02.777-06:00An interesting subject.I rather take shopping for ...An interesting subject.I rather take shopping for granted,buy what I need without much thought to it's production.Having said that,I do buy fair trade products when I can.<br />A cabbage,in my local veg store costs about 80 Cent,having read your post this seems quite cheap.I do not know how much it cost to grow and get it to the shop and for a profit to be made at each stage of it's journey to my plate.!!! You have made me curious to find out.!!matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11450784165267377984noreply@blogger.com