#buy local

[peekaboopaulmatthews]

beanie's makes incredible coffee by the way. don't waste your money across the street at starbucks.

#buy local #average paul post #paul matthews #tgwdlm #the guy who didn't like musicals

[the-amazing-boop]

Friendly reminder to check who you're buying from if you must participate in the economy.

Major corporations have thrown in their lot and no doubt have major stakes in the Palestinian, Congolese, and Sudanese genocides, as well as many others.

Bdnaash is a great site to do a quick check, but it's not perfect. Many brands like Nabisco (Oreos, Chips Ahoy, etc) are owned by larger conglomerates like Kraft, which are directly in support of Israel. And it's easy not to buy because most of this shit (especially American brands) is poison now anyway.

Check who owns what. If it's electronic, try to avoid it altogether unless your current device absolutely needs to be replaced. Avoid buying major brands supporting the genocide. And if you must buy, go for local or small businesses you trust.

Good luck and stay vigilant.

#bds #boycott #buy local #palestine #free palestine #gaza #free gaza #israel #gaza strip #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #gaza genocide

[natureisthegreatestartist]

#Plants #Permaculture #local food #buy local

[my-patron-saint-is-jimmy]

There are a lot of companies and people to boycott because of their support for Israel. That list gets even longer when you factor in the companies that are exploiting and oppressing the Congolese people. When I first started boycotting for Palestine, I felt it because I very rarely buy myself extras and I couldn't have a rare treat anymore.

But here's the thing.

Buy local.

You don't need to go to Starbucks or Tim Hortons or McDonald's for a coffee - there is generally always a locally owned cafe for that. If you're hungry, go to the local restaurant or food truck. If you're struggling because you can't go to McDonald's in the morning for your breakfast before work, leave a bit earlier and hit a cafe or do meal prep to make your life easier. Fuck, buying a second hand coffee maker from a local thrift store can save you time and money and most of them have a timer you can set so it'll be ready for when you wake up.

There are businesses that are really hard to avoid (like Walmart, especially for us rural folks), but there are a lot of small lifestyle changes you can make to boycott shitty corps without constantly denying yourself the things that make life worth living in this post-capitalist hellscape. Buying local is better than buying from large companies anyways and with the COVID and current economic crisis combo, most small businesses are still hurting for revenue.

Buying second hand is also a great way to avoid supporting Israel or giving a market to the exploitation in Congo. Using things until their actually fucked beyond repair is a good way too. Learn how to sew, make things from scratch, basic repairs and maintenance on important items... Finding or building a community of like-minded people is so important too because maybe you don't have the expertise or equipment to fix your fridge, but you know a guy who'll trade you fridge repairs for repairs and reinforcements on his kids' winter gear. With that trade, you no longer need a new fridge and they no longer need new winter coats or snowpants.

Especially in North America, we are very consumerist, which I think relates back to when the colonizers and immigrants first came over to find a land of such abundance when they were used to living in relative scarcity. We need to shake our consumerism for the sake of not just the exploited and occupied, but also for the environment. Corps should have never gotten so big as they have, and we can take away their ability to make massive decisions (such as lobbying govts for changes in businesses' favour and helping fund genocide) by not giving them so much power in our individual lives and funding them. By weaponizing ourselves with knowledge, community, and the desire to reject extreme consumerism, corps will need to change their business models and product catalogs to reflect our spending habits and they'll have less money to fuck us over with in the end.

#free palestine #palestine #boycott israel #boycott congo #buy local #from the river to the sea #homesteading

[tacky-and-wacky]

Some interesting 'bumper stickers' from https://www.internetbumperstickers.com/

#clowns #bigfoot #jokers #buy local #magic #bumper stickers #weird #clowncore

[wherelibertydwells]

#farming #buy local

[musiqjukebox]

Saturdays are for shopping in local markets for new flowers 💐

#saturday #flowers #flower bouquet #fall #autumm #bouquet #local markets #buy local #fresh flowers

[jenbunny-star]

Buy local. 💟

#self love #self care #girls who smoke #ganja girl #girls who smoke weed #buds #flower #marijuana #cannabis #purple #purps #purple bud #weed #cannabis cutie #buy local #Guam buds #Guam green #green #go green #nature #MaryJane #cannabis community #smoke weed everyday #puff puff pass #high #stay high #get stoned #stoner #happy daze #irie

[ikebanaka]

It’s hard to not spend any money at all for a full week, so if you find yourself in need (and that is need, not want) of something during this week’s strike for Palestine, try to borrow or barter for it from a friend if it’s an item, and for food avoid chains and large corporations.

Eat at your local taqueria. Find your local knick knack shop that sells stuff from local creators and artists. Look up what stores near you pride themselves on sourcing produce locally. Find out if there’s a farmer’s market nearby, and if you can hold out until then. Hell, even if you can’t commit to any of that this week, plan to commit to it next week, and the week after that. Find ways to live without corporations now, so when the next strike comes (and there will be more, the world is not that kind right now) you already know what to do.

As a bonus, the more you shop and eat locally, and the further that knowledge is spread, the less of a grip corporations have on the world around you. Look to a future where the world isn’t ruled by capitalist greed. Engage with your local community and reject the isolation capitalism uses to prey on you.

#palestine #strike #eat local #buy local #capitalism #this advice is coming from an american so if this doesn’t resonate with you that’s fine #but in that case i hope you provide advice that does resonate with you #instead of just rejecting this and moving on

[swissmissing]

When I was looking for a book to give my husband last Christmas, my local bookseller recommended "She Who Became the Sun" by Shelley Parker-Chan, based on other books he has enjoyed (historical fiction with strong female protagonists, Asian travel and politics). It looked like a good fit:

In 1345, China lies restless under harsh Mongol rule. When a bandit raid wipes out their home, two siblings must somehow survive. The boy despairs and gives in. But the girl resolves to overcome her destiny. So she takes her dead brother's identity and begins her journey. Can Zhu escape what's written in the stars, as rebellion sweeps the land? Or can she claim her brother's greatness - and rise as high as she can dream?

However, he didn't seem that interested at first and the book languished on the side table for months. A couple of weeks ago though, he took it with him on a trip to Egypt and came back raving about how good it is, saying he couldn't put it down and wanting to know if there is a sequel. (Side note: He of course couldn't bother to google for a sequel himself.)

Anyway, in my search for a sequel (yes there is one) I discovered several things about the book which a) make me rather surprised that my husband loved it so much and b) make it appropriate for a tumblr rec so here you go (info from various internet sources, I haven't read it myself):

It's queer. Like, that's basically the entire premise of the novel. The protagonist is AFAB, genderqueer, and marries a woman, and the story is about her navigating both her society and her internal landscape through the lens of gender.

There is a gay subplot between a eunuch and another man. (AO3 authors are already on it.)

The author Shelley Parker-Chan uses they/them pronouns.

Turns out it is also in the fantasy genre, with some magical elements.

Now, it is not being marketed that way at all. Look at the summary above from the cover. There is no indication whatsoever that any part of the story is LGBTQ+, or any mention of fantasy. It looks like a straight historical fiction. It's received awards and gotten lots of great reviews though, so if you're looking for a highly acclaimed queer read this summer, maybe check this out. And I'm going right now to order the sequel!

#book rec #she who became the sun #not sherlock #swissmister #the gay agenda #buy local #i was surprised because he is generally wholly uninterested in LGBTQ+ content #although admittedly he also loved The King's Affection on Netflix #but that's not really the same because there's no gay #and the protagonist isn't genderqueer #just has to pretend to be a man for a while #but fully identifies as a woman

[woodstoveguysblog]

Beautiful 24" Wildfire Elm🥰🥰

#fisher #round oak #blaze king #wood stove #woodstock #buy local #localbusiness

[onetwistedmiracle]

Why did no one TELL ME about this shirt until TODAY?

*glares at all of you*

many thanks to TuppingLiberty and their fic Bisexual Disaster Alex Claremont-Diaz for finally (ahem) alerting my bisexual ass to the existence of these amazing shirts.

#just picked the first decent one that came up on etsy #lots of etsy sellers have the slogan #buy local #buy small

[astraeaeartsa]

The Country Bookshop in Plainfield, VT 💕🥺💕 (btw you can order books from them so if you're into supporting small businesses you should check em out!)

#cottage life #vermont #cottagecore #flowercore #grandmacore #i love vermont #i love earth #naturecore #wildflowers #daisies #opal&marigold #new england #light acadamia aesthetic #light academia #dark academia #countrycore #support small business #buy local #bookstore #book lover

[ireton]

THE "BOWNE REPORT" - Farm Wars

#THE BOWNE REPORT #Farm Wars #Food Security #Advocate for Agriculture #Support Local Farmers #No Farms - No Food #No Farmers - No Food - No Future #Like Minded People #Buy Local #Buy American

[happigreens]

Many of my homecooked meals lately have been vegan or plant based and with locally-sourced ingredients! :-)

Ive made homemade eggdrop soup using backyard eggs and kale from the city market, for instance. Ive been using that kale for many meals. Also zucchini and squash and locally made siopao from Filipino markets. Very good stuff!

(Left to right: homemade eggdrop soup w mushrooms, kale, and backyard eggs from a local farmer; steamed zucchini and squash from the city market and local chicken siopao with rice; Beyond Meat bratwurst and steamed kale from the market on ricebed).

My next goal is to buy some animal products from local (and preferably black and brown) farmers with humane practices for the animals. While I probably wont go back vegan again, the 5 or 6 yrs of being vegan in some of my formal yrs rlly changed my palate for the better. So i dont rlly crave meat as much anymore, and when I do, its cuz I know its a desire for unami flavors and certain textures of food, not meat specifically. That to say I will find such animal farmers for the bit of meat and animals products to supplement a mostly plant based diet I want to curate.

I just bought a nice blender from GoodWill, so I'm excited to start making homemade smoothies with the produce I get from the local market! I stay on the lookout at supermarket chains for cheap yogurt by remembering their sell-by dates since theyyre so perishible and going back to the store to take advantage of their discounts. I currently have almost a pint of unflavored, unsweetened almond milk yogurt to use so I'm really exited to start experimenting with my (relatively) new blender!

#my greens #handmedown #hand me down #thrift #thrift finds #reuse #home health #plant based #buy local

[everydaydeeds]

Day 3669 - Stopped by our local farmstand - even in the winter they still have some good options!

#eat local #shop local #buy local #local farm #produce #vote with your wallet #everydaydeeds