tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854033712825042289.post5781540927514075386..comments2023-04-11T04:51:31.292-04:00Comments on Seriously, That's my life...: I Just Could Not Do ItChelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16728151440103289046noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854033712825042289.post-71611562724556406962012-07-07T23:47:34.608-04:002012-07-07T23:47:34.608-04:00Sarah,
So glad I am not the only one with loose to...Sarah,<br />So glad I am not the only one with loose tomatoes rolling down the check out belt! LOL :)Chelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16728151440103289046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854033712825042289.post-36762061773037011672012-07-07T08:39:28.016-04:002012-07-07T08:39:28.016-04:00I feel you, Chele! I hate those plastic clam shell...I feel you, Chele! I hate those plastic clam shells too, ughh and those darn stickers on every. single. piece. of fruit! <br /><br />I also just take loose produce to the checkout counter as well. They don't like it, but that's not my problem lol :) It's amazing just how "normal" plastic has become in our society.. It's really just sad..<br /><br />Thanks for linking up this witty and informative post at Tiny Tip Tuesday!Sarah @ Natures Nurturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007216988104127175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854033712825042289.post-50517595332979373882012-07-06T09:31:50.357-04:002012-07-06T09:31:50.357-04:00Stephanie, those stickers are the bane of my exist...Stephanie, those stickers are the bane of my existance!!! But I have a love/hate relationship with them. I can not tell how many times I looked at a sign that clearly says "organic __________" and then look at the produce & see that the sticker does NOT start with the #9 (all organic produce with a sticker will have a #9 at the beginning of is product code). Had I trusted my grocer, I would have been misled. Still....i detest those plastic boogers!<br />After I posted this I did some inquiring and yes, we have one grower in our region who grows cauliflower. I may be have to stock up and freeze/dehydrate when he offers it! :)Chelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16728151440103289046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854033712825042289.post-19640380444638133742012-07-06T00:31:23.776-04:002012-07-06T00:31:23.776-04:00Oh, and what about those darn stickers? Grrr.Oh, and what about those darn stickers? Grrr.Naturally Mindfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11605021821533716568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854033712825042289.post-78663454274494997502012-07-06T00:09:31.947-04:002012-07-06T00:09:31.947-04:00I feel you pain! Sometimes I feel crazy for seeing...I feel you pain! Sometimes I feel crazy for seeing all the "waste" rather than the food first. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get to a local farmers market to buy unwrapped produce, even with my own mesh bags for lose produce, that darn cauliflower is always wrapped! However, this Saturday will be my first Saturday of the season I will be free to go to my local farmers market, woo hoo!Naturally Mindfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11605021821533716568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854033712825042289.post-9832720742090713692012-07-04T15:50:57.136-04:002012-07-04T15:50:57.136-04:00Oh we can recycle them as well. That isn't the...Oh we can recycle them as well. That isn't the issue for me. The issue is that once plaastic is made it can never leave this earth and while it is recycled, it can only be recycled into more plastic items. And then it can only be recycled so many times and eventually sits in a landfill. So while recycling is great, the less consumption of plastic is a better idea for our family. <br />There is some plastic we can avoid and some we can not. In this case, I can avoid it and hope that my green grocer also picks up on that recycling is just a solution to a sympton but not a cure to the larger problem. :)Chelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16728151440103289046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854033712825042289.post-27179630036114943102012-07-04T15:08:21.330-04:002012-07-04T15:08:21.330-04:00I guess we are lucky where I am.. We can recycle t...I guess we are lucky where I am.. We can recycle the plastic clamshells and the plastic wrap. It certainly makes it easier to but produce, knowing that the plastics won't become garbage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854033712825042289.post-8941778503009650172012-07-04T10:28:00.086-04:002012-07-04T10:28:00.086-04:00Becca,
I have nifty mess bags I use as well for my...Becca,<br />I have nifty mess bags I use as well for my bulk items and some produce items. If I run out or forget them I just give them my produce loose. They sigh and corral them, but its my choice! ;)<br />And yes we all have to define what is most important to us. That is the thing I tell people, some people find local better than organic or organic better than local, there is no wrong or right way. Just which ever way feels best for you and your family. :)<br />That being said we have a local organic farm who is not certified just yet that we buy lots of items from. The issue here in South Florida is our farms are closed for the summer as it is too hot to grow things. And I depend on the store. Even our Farmers Markets are closed through the summer. So this time of the year for us is like Northern folks winter. :)Chelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16728151440103289046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854033712825042289.post-5727229491870119542012-07-04T09:53:31.979-04:002012-07-04T09:53:31.979-04:00I am lucky to have most of our organic produce loo...I am lucky to have most of our organic produce loose and unwrapped. But when it comes to buying organic, local, not organic trumps organic bought at the store..... at least in my book. I have found most smaller, local farms do not spray like the big cooperation farms that provide fruit and veggies to the store. I know some people would disagree with me, and that is ok. We have to do what we feel convicted about.<br /><br />I bought some reusable produce bags off of Etsy, which I love, to put the loose produce in. I always have to explain what they are and that I brought them myself and the reasons behind it. One store knows me as "the lady with the cute produce bags". :-)Rebecca https://www.blogger.com/profile/08754939644597421211noreply@blogger.com