Quote:
Originally Posted by aceflor
See, this is what I am trying, at my level, to implement in the way my family eats and lives. As we do not have a farm or yet a possibility to grow our own stuff, I am careful about what I buy, trying to get as much as I can from the local farmer's market. I still go to the supermarket (and here I have also been very choosy) but I do not go to discounters. As I know really well how their distribution chain works, I have decided that boycotting them completely is the best way for me to not participate in their business model, which I simply cannot agree with. My problem with them is at least on three level : their employee policy, their supplier policies, their choice of products.
It is indeed dearer to shop now, but Aldi, Lidl and Co will not see the color of my money anymore.
Plus, they really have bad taste for interior decoration  |
Doing what you can is important, and clearly you understand that. Being careful about what you buy, even from a supermarket, is important. Buying organic over non-organic, and local over merely organic, is one way. Avoiding processed foods, buying ingredients and making your own is another way. Encouraging local farmers in any way possible. And, finally, if you have a home with a back yard, even a small one, keeping hens for eggs is not out of the question. See
BackyardChickens.com for some ideas. Our yard is really pretty small, in terms of usable space. (That mountain behind us is a problem.
) But we manage to keep 6 hens.