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clevermanka) wrote2010-06-23 09:21 am
clevermanka) wrote2010-06-23 09:21 am
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Support your local farmer
Another reason to buy local/buy small. See ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
funky_peacenik's post here about Monsanto suing small farmers. Stay classy, Monsanto.
I'm ...tired? Tired seems to mild of a word...of laws and courtrooms governing what we can and cannot eat. I was listening to NPR this morning but had to turn it off when they aired this story about McD's being sued for selling toys in Happy Meals. You know what? Fuck you, Center for Science in the Public Interest. Don't you think you'd better serve The Public Interest by investing that money in some nutritional education programs instead of lawyers? But it's easier to take people to a courtroom than a classroom.
I've to get better about making it to the Farmer's Market on Saturdays. I'm only getting there about once a month. Most of the time, I'm buying vegetables at Checker's. Which is great as far as keeping my money local, but I'd rather give my money directly to the people growing the stuff. The market is only open for half the year (less?) and I can't go for two months of that because of my participation with KCRF. So seriously. Time to put my money where my mouth is. Or rather, time to put my time where my mouth is. Geez, I wish the market opened even an hour later.
Followup on the body fat scale issue: There's a department on campus that does caliper skin-fold body fat tests for KU-affiliated persons. Instead of buying a scale (that has hit and miss reviews), I'm going to go in to get a skin-fold test done once a month through December. I like the double-benefit here. One: Less Crap In My House, and Two: Humiliation Should I Fail To Lose Fat. Nothing motivates like shame!
I did an abbreviated version ofmiischelle's Bellydance Conditioning class yesterday morning and today I am sore in all the right places. Feels good! I need to remember: This Feels Good. Keep Doing It.
Apropos of nothing, but it made me smile:
funky_peacenik's post here about Monsanto suing small farmers. Stay classy, Monsanto.I'm ...tired? Tired seems to mild of a word...of laws and courtrooms governing what we can and cannot eat. I was listening to NPR this morning but had to turn it off when they aired this story about McD's being sued for selling toys in Happy Meals. You know what? Fuck you, Center for Science in the Public Interest. Don't you think you'd better serve The Public Interest by investing that money in some nutritional education programs instead of lawyers? But it's easier to take people to a courtroom than a classroom.
I've to get better about making it to the Farmer's Market on Saturdays. I'm only getting there about once a month. Most of the time, I'm buying vegetables at Checker's. Which is great as far as keeping my money local, but I'd rather give my money directly to the people growing the stuff. The market is only open for half the year (less?) and I can't go for two months of that because of my participation with KCRF. So seriously. Time to put my money where my mouth is. Or rather, time to put my time where my mouth is. Geez, I wish the market opened even an hour later.
Followup on the body fat scale issue: There's a department on campus that does caliper skin-fold body fat tests for KU-affiliated persons. Instead of buying a scale (that has hit and miss reviews), I'm going to go in to get a skin-fold test done once a month through December. I like the double-benefit here. One: Less Crap In My House, and Two: Humiliation Should I Fail To Lose Fat. Nothing motivates like shame!
I did an abbreviated version of
miischelle's Bellydance Conditioning class yesterday morning and today I am sore in all the right places. Feels good! I need to remember: This Feels Good. Keep Doing It.Apropos of nothing, but it made me smile: