This has been an easy goal to do, once I gained an awareness of the issue.
Local: There are many advantages to consuming local products and services. The quality tends to be high: fresh food, purchased from nearby producers who really appreciate your business. You know how it was produced, and know that shipping it did not consume much energy. You can see if it was produced sustainably.The only disadvantages (which are slight) seem to be related to price or availability: local greens, berries, etc. are unavailable here in winter, so we have to freeze some in the summer.
Organic: We have some homegrown organic veggies and fruit from our garden, plus some local purchases. They taste delicious and are worth the extra work or expense. I can buy grain products and dried beans, etc. at the bulk store, which sells some organic varieties, though not all.
Fair Trade: Coffee is the only product that I am conscious of, in this category, but I’m sure there are others. I will continue to look for others.
I think that I can mark this as done, although I’ll still be doing it in the future, and may add more entries later.
