I don’t think getting a majority of people to change habits will ever work. Did you see how people acted during the pandemic? So, once again, relying on individual action to solve systemic issues is still not a viable solution.
Aside from buying food from your local farmers, buying local does nothing for the environment because those businesses are buying from the same sources that you would have bought from.
I claim that buying local, except for food that is sourced from local farms, is buying from the same billionaires.
And unless you personally investigate the supply chain of the local grocery store, you can’t be sure that local tomato is actually local or just labeled that by a distributor to make the sale.
I’ve gone to farmer market stands and asked them which local farm they got their cantaloupe from and the person selling said they didn’t know.
I’ve purchased a lot of things that were made by the people I was buying from. If you’re distrusting of who you’re buying from, then that’s that. Even if you are buying a product made by a corporation, at least you’d be buying from a local shop, owned by someone who lives in your town, versus buying something made by a corporation at a store owned by a corporation. I’m just saying, do your best to limit how much you cross paths with corporations. It doesn’t have to be perfect to still be good.
Stop buying from corporations owned by billionaires and start shopping local/supporting your neighborhood businesses
s/no wash/buy local/
I don’t think getting a majority of people to change habits will ever work. Did you see how people acted during the pandemic? So, once again, relying on individual action to solve systemic issues is still not a viable solution.
We also need individual action to vote for politicians who create legislation to stop billionaires from fucking our planet.
Aside from buying food from your local farmers, buying local does nothing for the environment because those businesses are buying from the same sources that you would have bought from.
First of all, not supporting billionaires does a lot for the environment.
Second of all, the local grocery stores in my neighborhood also buy from local farms. Major corporations buy produce from all over the world.
I already said that.
Sounds like we’re talking about different things. I’m saying buy local versus corporations, and you’re comparing buying from farms versus local shops?
I claim that buying local, except for food that is sourced from local farms, is buying from the same billionaires.
And unless you personally investigate the supply chain of the local grocery store, you can’t be sure that local tomato is actually local or just labeled that by a distributor to make the sale.
I’ve gone to farmer market stands and asked them which local farm they got their cantaloupe from and the person selling said they didn’t know.
I’ve purchased a lot of things that were made by the people I was buying from. If you’re distrusting of who you’re buying from, then that’s that. Even if you are buying a product made by a corporation, at least you’d be buying from a local shop, owned by someone who lives in your town, versus buying something made by a corporation at a store owned by a corporation. I’m just saying, do your best to limit how much you cross paths with corporations. It doesn’t have to be perfect to still be good.