Comments on: Shopping Habits and Annoying Siblings http://blog.seacoasteatlocal.org/2008/01/04/shopping-habits-and-annoying-siblings/ think globally, eat locally Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:20:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Kim http://blog.seacoasteatlocal.org/2008/01/04/shopping-habits-and-annoying-siblings/#comment-2483 Kim Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:03:23 +0000 http://blog.seacoasteatlocal.org/2008/01/04/shopping-habits-and-annoying-siblings/#comment-2483 My humble opinion is: if you can buy it locally, you probably ought to. If you can't, you should probably eat mostly what's in season. But for crying out loud, the last thing you probably want to do is make people feel bad about their own choices, that'll just make them give up altogether. I've found that if my food looks really yummy at work, people ask my why I have such good food, and I tell them my deal then. So...in the end, it comes down to having better food than the next guy. That'll get 'em every time! Compromise is okay. Giving up isn't! My humble opinion is: if you can buy it locally, you probably ought to. If you can’t, you should probably eat mostly what’s in season. But for crying out loud, the last thing you probably want to do is make people feel bad about their own choices, that’ll just make them give up altogether.

I’ve found that if my food looks really yummy at work, people ask my why I have such good food, and I tell them my deal then. So…in the end, it comes down to having better food than the next guy. That’ll get ‘em every time!

Compromise is okay. Giving up isn’t!

]]> By: Jeff http://blog.seacoasteatlocal.org/2008/01/04/shopping-habits-and-annoying-siblings/#comment-2463 Jeff Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:26:53 +0000 http://blog.seacoasteatlocal.org/2008/01/04/shopping-habits-and-annoying-siblings/#comment-2463 Personally, I'm more worried about forgetting to try to convince my family of things that we spend a lot of time talking to the public about. If I can't convince my own family, who can I convince? When I talk to them (and to others) I do try to say "here are my ideals", and "here's what I do when that's not workable". Because otherwise you do end up parsing way too much information to try to determine the right thing to do. Personally, I’m more worried about forgetting to try to convince my family of things that we spend a lot of time talking to the public about. If I can’t convince my own family, who can I convince? When I talk to them (and to others) I do try to say “here are my ideals”, and “here’s what I do when that’s not workable”. Because otherwise you do end up parsing way too much information to try to determine the right thing to do.

]]> By: Sara Zoe http://blog.seacoasteatlocal.org/2008/01/04/shopping-habits-and-annoying-siblings/#comment-2462 Sara Zoe Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:21:46 +0000 http://blog.seacoasteatlocal.org/2008/01/04/shopping-habits-and-annoying-siblings/#comment-2462 this piece reminds me of the recent commentary on NPR, Shut Up and Eat: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17728965 There is certainly the chance of taking it too far - but in thinking of our whole society, we are no where near that precipice. I love that line, "analysis paralysis" - sums up the feeling very well. this piece reminds me of the recent commentary on NPR, Shut Up and Eat: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17728965

There is certainly the chance of taking it too far - but in thinking of our whole society, we are no where near that precipice.

I love that line, “analysis paralysis” - sums up the feeling very well.

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