I met a trucker who told me that with the declining economy, his main concern right now is finding enough work for his crew. He owns a trucking business and tells me proudly that one of his clients is Langers' and how he distributes their juices to various retailers. A year ago he said, he could rake in about $2500/week! But now, that total is cut in half and half of his month's earning goes towards paying for fuel. That means he spends about $2000/month on diesel gas alone!
That brings me to my point, which is how important it is to buy from your local farmers/makers of whatever is closest to you. If possible, buy from local growers (think fruit and veggie stands) instead of the big name grocery stores because this could reduce trucking costs, fuel use, pollution and traffic. Hmm, I like this trickle down effect.
You see the big picture I'm drawing? I know it's not perfect but it's only an example.
About Me
- J Dogg
- California transplant from Connecticut growing sadly intolerant of cold weather. Loving the sunshine and blue sky but not so much for the occasional smog. Doing my best to live green.
2 comments:
Completely agree here. We NEED to support local businesses whenever possible, especially when it comes to local farmers. Most people don't understand how buying produce from big supermarkets (including organic places like Whole Foods) isn't helping with the fuel consumption (i.e. look a little bit more closely from where your veggies are coming from - could be as far away as Venezuela and that has to FLY to the US!). And it's not just transporting items to supermarkets - depending on the farm/manufacturer, methods used to grow/harvest produce could use a lot of energy as well. I'm reading "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and it's totally changing my outlook on how I look at food. Okay, end rant.
I hope that a lot of people see it the way we do. People might lose their jobs but in the long run, it's a lot better for the world. Thank you so much for giving me your 2 hundreths of a dollar.
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