So true it is that the dollar is king when it comes to vote. I am grateful that you are spreading awareness of what it means to purchase something. We as consumers are responsible for the way that our world has turned out. We’ve been blinded for many many years, But people are starting to see the truth and slowly but surely a change has come.
I think shopping is our most political act. What we buy and what we offer others to buy tells us EVERYthing we need to know about a person and their values, and the future they are choosing for our world and themselves.
Local markets are awesome. And their goods like vegetables and fruits are always fresh. Plus we can pay the farmers directly especially when they are the ones who also sells it in the market.
I wish the farmers were selling at the markets. 98% of the fruit and veg at this market is not local and the vendors are not the farmers. The produce comes from large scale chemical agribusiness. Fresh does not always mean healthy (sadly) when we are talking GMO and chemicals.
But yes, REAL farmers markets are wonderful and totally needing our support!! Thanks for stopping by.
So sad that this is the way the markets have gone. One of the pictures from the main market reminded of some of the markets we had in England. The quality of merchandise in those places was just awful and the atmosphere was always uncomfortable for me. I'm so glad you could still find some local produce and vendors on the edges.
There ARE still good things to be found but they are the very small minority of what's on sale. Asking questions and being smart & selective is imperative.
Yes we all need to be making conscious decisions about how we shop and what we buy. It saddens me to think that local people are being pushed out to the edges it is happening everywhere. And yes we here in the western world are really lucky to have a choice still, even though I can't really afford what I would like to buy sometimes x
Local quality vendors are only being pushed to the edges because the majority of shoppers votes for cheap crap. We CAN change and influence that - one shopper at a time & the process is NOT inevitable.
Yes, it doesn't matter where you are in the world, does it.. you still have to put your money where your mouth is, so to speak. We are lucky to have the luxury of choice.
Soooo true! As a producer it is constantly in my heart to try and keep quality products affordable. Feeling the weight of that after my market experience this morning. The only basket-rattan shop I saw was outside in the obvious tourist zone with items far outside the local budgets.
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It's sad to see, but it is happening all over. A lot of times people are sourcing from China and you are not supporting the local economy anymore with these local markets.
So true it is that the dollar is king when it comes to vote. I am grateful that you are spreading awareness of what it means to purchase something. We as consumers are responsible for the way that our world has turned out. We’ve been blinded for many many years, But people are starting to see the truth and slowly but surely a change has come.
I think shopping is our most political act. What we buy and what we offer others to buy tells us EVERYthing we need to know about a person and their values, and the future they are choosing for our world and themselves.
Local markets are awesome. And their goods like vegetables and fruits are always fresh. Plus we can pay the farmers directly especially when they are the ones who also sells it in the market.
And there are a lot of new things.
I wish the farmers were selling at the markets. 98% of the fruit and veg at this market is not local and the vendors are not the farmers. The produce comes from large scale chemical agribusiness. Fresh does not always mean healthy (sadly) when we are talking GMO and chemicals.
But yes, REAL farmers markets are wonderful and totally needing our support!! Thanks for stopping by.
By your post I think more people can support them by being more aware. Thanks for writing this awesome article.!
For the farmers!!!
So sad that this is the way the markets have gone. One of the pictures from the main market reminded of some of the markets we had in England. The quality of merchandise in those places was just awful and the atmosphere was always uncomfortable for me. I'm so glad you could still find some local produce and vendors on the edges.
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There ARE still good things to be found but they are the very small minority of what's on sale. Asking questions and being smart & selective is imperative.
Yes we all need to be making conscious decisions about how we shop and what we buy. It saddens me to think that local people are being pushed out to the edges it is happening everywhere. And yes we here in the western world are really lucky to have a choice still, even though I can't really afford what I would like to buy sometimes x
Local quality vendors are only being pushed to the edges because the majority of shoppers votes for cheap crap. We CAN change and influence that - one shopper at a time & the process is NOT inevitable.
Yes, it doesn't matter where you are in the world, does it.. you still have to put your money where your mouth is, so to speak. We are lucky to have the luxury of choice.
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Soooo true! As a producer it is constantly in my heart to try and keep quality products affordable. Feeling the weight of that after my market experience this morning. The only basket-rattan shop I saw was outside in the obvious tourist zone with items far outside the local budgets.
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It's sad to see, but it is happening all over. A lot of times people are sourcing from China and you are not supporting the local economy anymore with these local markets.