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Originally posted by Lady Pi Phi
Shipping costs (including gas prices) will factor greatly into the cost of food.
I remember one of my Pi Phi sisters spent the the summer in the NWT (northwest Territoy) and she was telling us the cost of a loaf of bread was 4 dollars. Because food has to be shipped so far up north and that gets expensive they have to increase the cost of food.
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Exactly! That is why remote areas pay more for things, if they can even get them. When I'd go out to the bush and stay in the Village, I would take groceries as
luggage. My friend would order from Sam's Club, and I'd pick it up, and take it with me. Luckily part of that was facilitated by knowing someone that owned their own plane (Alaska has the highest percentage of private plane owners). The most coveted items were fresh milk, and fresh produce. In the summer it isn't as bad, with all the berries growing, but it really put in perspective for me how priviliged my life is nutrition wise.
We had a lot of fun with a senior dinner for her students that were going away to college. We had an etiquette lesson with the tricky foods, like artichokes and lobster. There weren't any restaurants, so we inprovised.
End the hijack!