Locawear?
Has anyone thought about expanding the concept of eating within a foodshed to consuming products in general with a consciousness of how far they've traveled? Do I sleep on Egyptian cotton?
What about the computer I used to write or the one you're using to read this entry?
Excerpt from: http://www.forbes.com/global/2003/1013/040_print.html :
"IBM ... runs 16 manufacturing plants in 10 countries, buys 2 billion parts a year from 33,000 suppliers and offers 78,000 products available in 3 million possible variations."
One can certainly take things to an extreme or one can live life in balance, but I'm curious of if the locavore concept has been applied in other areas...
What about the computer I used to write or the one you're using to read this entry?
Excerpt from: http://www.forbes.com/global/2003/1013/040_print.html :
"IBM ... runs 16 manufacturing plants in 10 countries, buys 2 billion parts a year from 33,000 suppliers and offers 78,000 products available in 3 million possible variations."
One can certainly take things to an extreme or one can live life in balance, but I'm curious of if the locavore concept has been applied in other areas...
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Permalink Reply by bitt on -
yes, this is always a goal although i have been bad about it lately. i just get caught up in life and forget to be...well, conscious! my computer is refurbished so I am doing ok there but i am needing to get a few new clothes and i realize i need to look local. i am going to look at american apparel because it is sweatshop-free.
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Permalink Reply by idarastar on -
My FAVORITE sweat-jacket is from NoSweat Apparel. They are AWESOME! Some of the clothing is made in Jerusalem/Israel/Middle East, but it's fair trade/sweatshop free. I usually go for the east coast union worker made clothing from there.
Something about American Apparel doesn't sit right with me. I like to believe it is 100% fair, but the over marketing of it makes me skeptical. Do you know anything more about them?
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Permalink Reply by Chris D on
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Yep, it's the juggling that does make it hard. On the food front, I read an article along those lines: Farmers in developing world hurt by 'eat local' philosophy in U.S. : http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/11/18/EDGO...
I definitely subscribe to the not-new / reuse trade.
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