tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528521735436082423.post545147096652562683..comments2024-02-03T06:58:02.859-04:00Comments on My Face Is On Fire: Philadelphia City Paper article claims rising fuel prices are making it harder to eat veganUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528521735436082423.post-49398013307931020252008-08-15T14:41:00.000-03:002008-08-15T14:41:00.000-03:00Propping their point up by saying that vegans need...Propping their point up by saying that vegans need to drive around and rely on processed foods was just plain old silly.<BR/><BR/>They're not looking at the true cost of food, either. There's more plant matter grown and transported to produce meat. Therefore, there's also more oil-based fertilizer used (assuming we're dealing with industrial agriculture). Eating higher up on the food chain definitely means more oil usage and if not for the fact that the meat and dairy industries are so heavily subsidized, the price of milk and meat on supermarket shelves would be going up even more drastically than it has been recently. <BR/><BR/>Even if consumers aren't paying for all of it at the cash register, they're doing so at tax time.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800153451645970774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528521735436082423.post-66066712537758294102008-08-15T11:22:00.000-03:002008-08-15T11:22:00.000-03:00It doesn't seem fair to single out vegans in parti...It doesn't seem fair to single out vegans in particular here - as you note, the rise in gas prices is contributing to the rise in cost of EVERYTHING, not just specialty vegan items. From what I understand from conversations with my omnivore family members, the cost of milk and meat has gone up just as much if not more than beans, rice, and veggies in the past year.<BR/><BR/>Also, I'm with you, I actually NEVER go to health food stores. During the summer, I get most of my food from the farmer's market or my garden, and what I can't get there I can get from the "regular" grocery store. We eat simply too - beans, rice, other legumes and veggies that are in season.<BR/><BR/>There is just so much misinformation when it comes to eating lower on the food chain and it's frustrating. My family sees what I am doing, that I am healthy, and they still have this notion that veg*ns are these "less fit", sickly, pale, and scrawny ideologues even though I am not one! I don't even get it...Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01760009169211682230noreply@blogger.com