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November 7, 2007

10 Comments.

1. I always liked Blue Fox/High’s food, but I could never figure out what they were going for. Not sure that I understand what Ellwood’s is going for either, but hey, they might as well I guess.

   Chase @ November 7th, 2007 at 10:57 am

2. Wow, Ellwoods must be doing pretty well for itself if it can afford to acquire more space. In my opinion, a better way to serve Richmond would be to slash their prohibitively exhorbitant prices. What’s natural about paying $65 for one bag of groceries? Is it an organic business practice to sell healthfood to the rich at artificially inflated prices? Obviously, I’ve got a pet peeve about this.

   RVA Foodie @ November 7th, 2007 at 12:37 pm

3. So true though.

   Ross @ November 7th, 2007 at 1:17 pm

4. other than the broccoli I don’t find their prices to be that bad.

   Chase @ November 7th, 2007 at 2:52 pm

5. We need a Trader Joe’s in this town — a little competition might drive down those Ellwood prices.

   tincupchalice @ November 8th, 2007 at 12:18 pm

6. Producing organic food currently costs more than conventional foods for a variety of reasons. Here’s an excerpt from the BBC site on this topic (http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/food_matters/organicfood.shtml):

   Why does organic food cost more?

   Organic production is slower, more labour-intensive and generally has lower yields than conventional methods. A Morgan Stanley study has shown that organic food can be up to 63 per cent more expensive, but the premium is usually lower, especially if you are buying local, seasonal food directly from the producer. Furthermore, Government subsidies have focused on mainstream farming, artificially lowering the price of conventional foods. And there are hidden costs brought about by the use of pesticides in conventional farming. We pay to tackle the pollution of our water supplies, caused by artificial fertilisers, at a cost of about £120m a year, through our taxes and higher water bills rather than at the checkout.

   k @ November 8th, 2007 at 1:37 pm

7. Maybe they could sell food in the new location. All I can find in ET now is a lot of more expensive Burt’s Bees substitutes and health supplements that take up about 60% of the floor space. Can a brother get some ketchup?

   Live with Dudders @ November 8th, 2007 at 4:12 pm

8. Good for ET’s!

   Melanie @ November 9th, 2007 at 8:36 am

9. My wife just bought Heinz “organic” ketchup from ET’s this week. I guess it doesn’t have corn syrup in there either? It was pretty good.

   Why don’t they move all the non-food stuff to the new location and pack out the existing location with … food?

   Ross @ November 9th, 2007 at 2:28 pm

10. i second the thought for a trader joes. can’t beat 2 buck chuck

    Jessie @ March 13th, 2008 at 11:29 pm

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