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Old 04-30-2013, 12:51 PM   #45
CaramonLS
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Originally Posted by Ducay View Post
I'd love to see the selection at the store that sells 30% locally grown.

There are only so many items you can grow commerically in a hothouse in Alberta.
With over 1,000 local vendor partners throughout the United States and Canada, roughly 30% of the produce sold by Safeway annually is local.

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And even then, I'd love to see what they're paying the foreign help at harvest time. (For seasonal crops)
I can't speak for all of them, but roughly 12-14 dollars per hour + affordable housing.
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