Comments on: Cars, Supermarkets and Waste http://www.wastedfood.com/2008/01/03/cars-supermarkets-and-waste/ a look at how America squanders nearly half of its food Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:59:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Sara http://www.wastedfood.com/2008/01/03/cars-supermarkets-and-waste/#comment-16150 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:17:53 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2008/01/03/cars-supermarkets-and-waste/#comment-16150 When I went car free, it was my food buying patterns that changed the most. During the summer, my boyfriend and I buy more food than usual (in the form of bulk rice, beans, flour, etc.) Then during the winter (which is non-stop rain here in Oregon) we rely on our organic delivery service to bring vegetables once a week and we rarely go out to the grocery store. I'm more inclined to bake my own bread and sweets than I am to go and buy them, and the past year has turned me into quite a baker! And, like you, I make my own stock from kitchen scraps rather than buying any. What might have once seemed like a hassle is often much more convenient than making a trip to the grocery store. We switched from using the store's provided plastic and paper bags to using our own booksacks and canvas bags not necessarily because it was more enviornmentally friendly-- those paper and pastic bags are not intended to carry heavy loads during a mile long walk! A backpack with padded straps is much more comfortable. :) When I went car free, it was my food buying patterns that changed the most. During the summer, my boyfriend and I buy more food than usual (in the form of bulk rice, beans, flour, etc.) Then during the winter (which is non-stop rain here in Oregon) we rely on our organic delivery service to bring vegetables once a week and we rarely go out to the grocery store. I’m more inclined to bake my own bread and sweets than I am to go and buy them, and the past year has turned me into quite a baker! And, like you, I make my own stock from kitchen scraps rather than buying any. What might have once seemed like a hassle is often much more convenient than making a trip to the grocery store.

We switched from using the store’s provided plastic and paper bags to using our own booksacks and canvas bags not necessarily because it was more enviornmentally friendly– those paper and pastic bags are not intended to carry heavy loads during a mile long walk! A backpack with padded straps is much more comfortable. :)

]]> by: ladygoat http://www.wastedfood.com/2008/01/03/cars-supermarkets-and-waste/#comment-16048 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:33:31 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2008/01/03/cars-supermarkets-and-waste/#comment-16048 People would probably buy a lot less food if they used the basket instead of a shopping cart. It always makes me think twice about buying something if I have to carry it around. It probably helps that I have weak little arms, too. People would probably buy a lot less food if they used the basket instead of a shopping cart. It always makes me think twice about buying something if I have to carry it around. It probably helps that I have weak little arms, too.

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