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Although I feel the same way you do, snow, and would prefer to go back to shopping at Whole Foods and buy organic and free-roam stuff, my values are slightly different. Grain-fed meats are always larger and tastier, and I didn't like the idea of the hormones in my growing kids' food. Protein and fruit became a larger part of my diet when I signed on as a natural food shopper.
While I believe buying habits have indeed changed, I know of at least a couple of Whole Foods stores that shut down (where I lived last year) within the past 3 - 4 years. I think the "recession" has changed the priority for some of us who are on tight budgets and simply can't afford the higher prices.
When my situation changes again, hell yeah. I wish we had a Trader Joe's nearby. You westerners make it sound like so much more than Whole foods. Sigh.
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