I love hearing "those were just picked this morning". How many mornings ago was the produce from your local Safeway picked? And did any local farms help supply it? How many hands touched it? How many chemicals?
On that topic, I have been reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle for book club. I read it last summer on my own but thought it was worth re-reading. Probably I should buy it and books like it (Omnivores Dilemna, etc) and read them once a year to remind myself of some important things. Such as: how truly dreadful the short existence was for the chicken I am eating. How hard small local organic farmers work and how it is worth spending a little extra to support them and keep some nasty chemicals out of my body. And how many fossil fuels are used to ship bananas hundreds of miles so that I can enjoy them year-round.
Also purchased today: some very comfy & cute red sandals from the U Village sidewalk sale. I am not quite ready to feel guilty for the fossil fuels that went into making them and the pitiful wages the people who made them probably get paid. But this brand is more environmentally conscious than some...Anyways, I know I am going to wear them a bunch this summer, not just once for a wedding or something.
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