Leslie Gray wrote an fun article called Whole Foods Economics 101. She kept a detailed account of her purchases and found that buying organic and preparing foods at home only cost 15% more compared to when she bought processed industrial foods. She pointed out that there are hidden costs we pay when we buy cheap industrial food. These costs include deteriorating physical and mental health, environmental degradation associated with mega-factory farms, and the economic destruction of our local food systems and rural communities. How did she pay for this 15% increase in the cost of health giving foods? She gave up expensive hair care and cosmetic products since her new traditional foods diet gave her fewer wrinkles, great complexion, shiny hair, and a radiant glow of health. She is still waiting for the Kombucha (a refreshing and nutritious lacto-fermented drink) to turn her gray hair brown.
- taken from Traders Point Creamery newsletter