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brownshk12
20 yrs ago
I see they're advertising here, and they're on TV as well. Is it all hype about the organics, or are they for real? Am I gonna pay $100 for an apple?
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Ed
20 yrs ago
For those of you not in HK: http://www.threesixtyhk.com/
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I dun think its THAT expensive! Personally i buy organics as much as possible, the prices have come down a lot and its worth a bit extra for pc of mind. Who knows what garbage is in the other stuff
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Ed
20 yrs ago
On second thought, lets move this back to HK practical as it wont make much sense to those of you not in HK
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It was really busy there on the weekend. The foodcourt was reasonably priced - didn't buy anything at the supermarket but will in future. In Hk you compromise on so much other stuff ie: the air, so paying a bit more for good food is worth it I think
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Ever tried organic tomatoes compared to the cow feed normally sold in grocery stores? BIG difference.
And its not about the taste so much as not cramming your body with pesticides which cause cancer
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Well, I'll have to go see for myself. It's in the Landmark? Where the heck can you fit a supermarket in there? I've not been there in a long time except to get to HMV, so imagine it should be simple enough. Past Chanel, left at Harvey Nics, look for the fish monger....
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TC
20 yrs ago
3/F, south-east corner - big area.
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Ed
20 yrs ago
Message for the two people I just banned:
The racist comments I just deleted were absolutely appalling - quite frankly, its scary to think that there are people out there harbouring such dark thoughts...
Racism is evil and sad.
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Ed,
why was my posting banned, there was no reference to racism whatsoever?? all i did was make a mild comment on the service i receive EVERYTIME i go there.
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Ed
20 yrs ago
http://hongkong.asiaxpat.com/forums/rules.asp
Deleted does not necessarily mean you would be banned
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depends what in the foodcourt...i had some fried noodles with some beef at the mongolian grill there and paid 84$!! thats not reasonably priced
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the Economist article does not say that "organic food is not environmentally friendly AT ALL" at all. One part of the article refers to the argument that organic farming produces lower yields therefore more land is needed hence more clearing, less rainforest. Studies have shown that with many crops organic farming is not significantly if at all more land intensive, but are more labour intensive...which to me is a not a bad thing. In the case of grain crops organic farming may not be as land efficient..but as most of the world's grain is fed to animals perhaps this points to the fact that it may not be organic farming that is bad for forests per se but our diet! Certainly in the Western world we could afford to eat less (or waste less) and save a few forests. The article did not look at this. It also did not mention the cost to the environment (waterways, wildlife, health of our primary producers etc etc) of non organic farming.
The rest of the article talks about the Fair Trade and buy local movements and how these may skew best economic decisions. This part of the article could be read the same whether we are talking about organic or non organic produce.
So once again, the Economist article does not say that "organic food is not environmentally friendly AT ALL" at all.
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Ed
20 yrs ago
http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=8380592
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threesixy is owned by Dairy Farm, the same people who own Wellcome. So in that sense it's a rival to Great, which is owned by Hutchison Whampoa, who own Park n Shop. Dairy Farm also own's Oliver's, by the way. And to complete the picture, City'super is indirectly affiliated with Wharf via Lane Crawford.
It adds a certain warm feeling of accomplishment and contribution to society to know whom we're enriching when we buy our arugula and low fat yoghurt.
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