Grocery Shopping: What changes did you make this week?
Just thought I would kick this off. There seems to be quite a few of us who want to make changes to how we shop, whether that is to support Australian made and owned products, or ethically aware products (fair trade).
This week I brought some Green and Blacks Maya Gold chocolate (fair trade), because well any excuse to buy chocolate will do and I haven't had it in a while. Green and Blacks chocolate is also organic. I also brought White wings organic flour too instead of the usual black and gold brand - it wasn't a great deal more expensive either. A few weeks ago I also made the switch to D ick smith peanut butter and to Madura tea instead of tetleys
I decided it's time to dump the Huggies nappies (we only use them overnight anyway) and get some of the eco ones instead.
Decided to get my hands on a copy of the Ethical Supermarket Shopping booklet that Ange recommended and also decided that I will start to nag the coffee shops I buy my coffees at about where their coffee beans are from.
I've been a bit slack in some areas since I became a mother (ie the Huggies) and I think I need to get back on track.
ETA - We get the D ick Smith peanut butter. I love it.
I bought a peanut butter from the organic section of a large, local independent supermarket - the peanut butter eaters in the house like it
I bought organic tofu last week, instead of the main supermarket version.
I'm careful of the candles I buy, and soaps, that they don't contain palm products, unless there's an explanation of where the palm product was harvested and that it hasn't been from a plantation that destroyed more indigenous and old growth forest areas.
I tend to buy roo meat because it is far more ethical to eat what is already there than to contribute to demand for large scale farming of cattle, sheep and pigs, though if I buy these kinds of meat I do it from the local butcher, and not a supermarket.
DP thinks we can't afford to shop organically, but it's not just about the pesticides for me, it's about my impact on the environment. I've told him that he can take over the shopping if he's not happy with my choices, because I will not buy certain things, no matter what!
It really is negligible the whole 'organic is dearer' thing because I noticed it's not a great difference that the few things you buy that are organic would break the bank, kwim? from what I have seen there is not a lot of difference, and in some cases it is cheaper - take G&B chocolate - it is cheaper than Cadbury's.
Interesting you say that about the roo meat though - that's probably a question for another thread though LOL. I assume that you're not against the culling of roos then?
there's a huge difference between culling & harvesting roos! IMO, we have contributed to the overpopulation of roos by providing them with pastureland to munch on and then we cull them? MEH!!
What differences did I make this week ... oh cat food - I went for an australian-made organic cat food blend.
Plus we only had 1 meat meal this week (tonight!) of sausages - free-range country-killed beef.
Grocery Shopping: What changes did you make this week?
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