Patrick Kennedy....why so confused?

[RainDog]

88. so, homegrown tomatoes no longer exist?

where I live, people grow them in their backyards and we have a great farmer's market three days a week from spring until fall (early and late at an indoor location). We have a local food co-op grocery store whose goods are sometimes more expensive, but they use local vendors amap. This small biz co-op is so successful they have just opened a fourth, iirc, location.

People can choose to shop at WalMart or the farmer's market or the locally owned and operated co-op. As you can see, people where I am make a decision, often, to support the local economy. Yet, big grocery stores exist here, along with wally world and target, etc.

Even tho corporations influence policies in our nation far more than the majority of voters do - people can still influence the quality of their lives and the lives of others by the personal choices they make.

I live my life in a way that embodies my values as much as possible - tho, I know I use a computer and the way in which they are made exploits children in other nations.

In any case, as I mentioned before, if you would like to share, I and others, I'm sure, would be interested in hearing how this issue is playing out in WA.