Yesterday I made a short little jaunt out to Tewes Farm for some locally raised chicken
eggs. They don't use hormones and they let the chickens roam about. I paid $2
for a dozen white, extra large eggs. Not a bad deal at all. He was nice and
answered all my crazy questions like whether or not I could bring the egg
carton back to have it refilled (he will reuse them but give me a different
one, instantaneous recycling!).
After reading and watching No Impact Man I am really trying to cut down on the packaging I'm
using. It is not enough to go green by using green products, I have to go the
extra step and cut down on packaging. Not only do I have to cut down on what I
send to the landfill, I have to cut down on what I send to the recycling
center.
So I stopped by a local farmer's market on my way home from
work. It was really cool. I was able to ask my crazy questions and get straight
answers. I'm not much of a grocery buyer but I have a good idea. Here's a
picture of my take:
It costs me $22; it is all local; and there was no packaging
used (the plastic container the tomatoes are in is my container). This farmer's
market had staples we usually eat so I'm going to stop by a few others to see
what they have. I plan on eventually buying all of our produce at farms,
farmer's markets, or growing it myself.
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