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Almost no one thinks about the modern miracle that are grocery stores. It wasn't that long ago that getting out-of-season produce was literally impossible. Tod
by icelancer 2y ago
Almost no one thinks about the modern miracle that are grocery stores. It wasn't that long ago that getting out-of-season produce was literally impossible.
Today, you just put up with inferior tomatoes in the winter and be annoyed about it.
The logistical complications of worldwide produce supply chains and your local supermarkets are really, really nuts.
- niels_bom 2y agoI think most people don’t have access to supermarkets tho.
- llamaimperative 2y agoMost people on this forum do
- bwb 2y agoI actually think more people have access than don't... Even in rural and developing regions, there are grocery stores, just not as fancy. I tried to find numbers, but it was hard to find the right source for that. Anyone living in an urban area would have access and that is 60% of the global population. Plus, rural areas in the USA, Canada, Europe, Mexico, etc etc have access to one. Only about 25% of the population are engaged in subsistence farming at this point.
- bwb 2y agoYa I think about as a kid I only knew two types of cheese, yellow and white. Now there is an insane number as just one example. And the fresh fruit and veggies are crazy. Blueberries in December? How and why are we doing that :)