Chu 朱 on Nostr: I often write environmental pieces for my local paper as a community service. They ...
I often write environmental pieces for my local paper as a community service.
They asked me to write a 300 word piece to help promote the local farmer's market which I'm more than happy to do.
I should add that this market is in Galen Weston's neighbourhood... when the markets first started taking off, he said "farmer's markets are nice until somebody gets killed" (or something to this effect, referring to food poisoning). It's been 12 years and nobody has died yet.
Anyways... this is my second paragraph.
Think they will print it?
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As the boycott against Loblaw and overall greedflation continues, supporting local farmers’ market is not just a great way to vent your anger at the handful of men controlling 80% of the grocery market, it is one of the few ways to ensure the remaining 20% doesn’t also fall into the hands of colluding billionaires who did not think twice about fixing bread prices. When you shop at a farmers’ market you support farmers and food vendors directly without a middleman taking the bulk of the profits. This is vital especially for small farmers who want to grow using sustainable methods and avoid packaging their produce in ocean bound plastic. Buying local also reduces the fossil fuels used in transporting foods and the incredible variety of vegetables that typically cannot be found in supermarkets makes it easier to take in more fruits and veggies and less climate destroying meat and dairy.
They asked me to write a 300 word piece to help promote the local farmer's market which I'm more than happy to do.
I should add that this market is in Galen Weston's neighbourhood... when the markets first started taking off, he said "farmer's markets are nice until somebody gets killed" (or something to this effect, referring to food poisoning). It's been 12 years and nobody has died yet.
Anyways... this is my second paragraph.
Think they will print it?
******
As the boycott against Loblaw and overall greedflation continues, supporting local farmers’ market is not just a great way to vent your anger at the handful of men controlling 80% of the grocery market, it is one of the few ways to ensure the remaining 20% doesn’t also fall into the hands of colluding billionaires who did not think twice about fixing bread prices. When you shop at a farmers’ market you support farmers and food vendors directly without a middleman taking the bulk of the profits. This is vital especially for small farmers who want to grow using sustainable methods and avoid packaging their produce in ocean bound plastic. Buying local also reduces the fossil fuels used in transporting foods and the incredible variety of vegetables that typically cannot be found in supermarkets makes it easier to take in more fruits and veggies and less climate destroying meat and dairy.