Reply #24: Or we can push for people to buy more local, small farm products [View All]

[Tailormyst]

It's a win/win for the community! I've been switching to more and more local foods and organics over the last couple years. Since January I've also cut out wheat flours, corn products, sugars and processed foods. I eat meat, fish and dairy. In New England local wild fish is plentiful and with the meats I find that with the grassfed, organic meats I need much less to feel the same satisfaction. Dairy is more expensive and I no longer drink milk. I do use dairy in cooking.

Over all I have dropped 30 pounds since the new year and feel great. Doing all my own cooking has offset the cost increase of the organics/local foods. Once I move into my fiances I am looking forward to buying a chest freezer and doing bulk organic meat purchases. We also found a fish Co-op in Boston which is a total win/win for consumers AND small fisherman.

If these sorts of things became easy to find and more popular it would go a long way to improve things.