This is a very well-written article about a topic I think about a lot. There’s so much pressure to shop local and organic and grass-fed and non-GMO and plastic-free and and and... It would be fantastic if we could all do that, but as you say it’s just not feasible for a lot of people. I’m super lucky in that I live in a major European city with literally three different local produce shops within a two block radius, but when I visit my parents, who both live in rural towns in the US, it’s almost impossible--and expensive!-- to find the same variety and quality of fruits and vegetables. Other than those who are lucky enough to have the land, money, and time to grow their own vegetable garden and/or have their own farm, most people in their area are forced to buy whatever they can at the supermarket. I hope your article reaches both the people that judge others for shopping at Walmart when that’s the only choice they have as well as those rural families to let them know that they’re not failures for not being able to shop at Whole Foods.
This is a very well-written article about a topic I think about a lot. There’s so much pressure to shop local and organic and grass-fed and non-GMO and plastic-free and and and... It would be fantastic if we could all do that, but as you say it’s just not feasible for a lot of people. I’m super lucky in that I live in a major European city with literally three different local produce shops within a two block radius, but when I visit my parents, who both live in rural towns in the US, it’s almost impossible--and expensive!-- to find the same variety and quality of fruits and vegetables. Other than those who are lucky enough to have the land, money, and time to grow their own vegetable garden and/or have their own farm, most people in their area are forced to buy whatever they can at the supermarket. I hope your article reaches both the people that judge others for shopping at Walmart when that’s the only choice they have as well as those rural families to let them know that they’re not failures for not being able to shop at Whole Foods.
All the one small things add up and do make a difference.
Thoughtful . . . thank you.