today i sent in an application online to volunteer with the non-profit Resouce Center. jana informed me about them before i came out to Chicago and i felt sure i would get involved somehow during this visit. when i look at their site i see that they are doing the kind of work i really want to be involved in. no matter where i am, i want to be helping us transition to sustainable resource use. we are continuing to deplete and pollute our resources, most importantly our soils and water. it is possible to educate and empower everyone to choose a more holistic and healthy way of life.
i see great importance in the consumption choices i make every day. yesterday i went to a Whole Foods market to buy plain yogurt(grass-fed in the glass bottle) since the co-op was out of stock. i am reusing the bottles to make my own yogurt at home. i debated buying peanut butter since i usually eat it with bananas and both products are superfluous and wasteful of fuel for transportation in my case. but i went ahead and got some thinking, 'i'll enjoy it and this wide mouth jar will be useful'. i prefer the ADAM'S for their jars, but at this store it was not available and the best alternative was the 'Arrowhead Mills' in the big jar. i could see it was very popular as i grabbed the last one on the shelf. when i shop these days i am always trying not to buy anything in a package. if it is packaged i prefer the package to be easily re-usable. i'm moving more and more towards complete elimination of packaging. it becomes habitual behavior.
less compromises. each choice is important. there is a lot at stake.
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