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 Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:07 pm
Maybe we can put together a petition and get lots of ppl to sign it...
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 1:47 pm
rikuHEART Maybe we can put together a petition and get lots of ppl to sign it... That's a great idea! But I don't know the first thing on how to start a petition, does anyone else?
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:34 pm
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 5:57 am
we should write letters to the government and conduct surveys.
Letters may work, but what should the layout be?
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Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:42 am
Maybe we can use the layout of past petitions that were made and use them as examples. I'll see if I can find any and post some examples, then we can see who likes which one the most in a different topic.
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Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 4:58 pm
Devin_Kruljac_Truessence Maybe we can use the layout of past petitions that were made and use them as examples. I'll see if I can find any and post some examples, then we can see who likes which one the most in a different topic. Alright. biggrin
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 3:04 pm
Seori My family and I try to buy only meat that has been raised in a free-range environment, and encourage all we know to do the same. Alas, I'm afraid I'm not helping as much as other people have... Actually, this is the best way to help- and in the end, the only really effective way. Money talks to people. We can say all we want about humane and sustainable farming practices, but unless we're willing to back up our arguments with actual purchasing power, it won't mean a thing. Conversely, even if no one said anything, but everyone started buying cruelty free and organic produce rather than the cheap stuff, our actions would speak louder than words. I'm all for signing petitions, and if you guys draft one then I'll be happy to add my signature so long as I agree with all of it- but that's the easy part.^_^ It's what we do in daily life that makes a much more enduring impression. Also, you might look for other petitions which are already in progress- it's more effective to pool signatures into a few petitions then to send in a lot of petitions with fewer signatures.
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 5:01 pm
WebenBanu Seori My family and I try to buy only meat that has been raised in a free-range environment, and encourage all we know to do the same. Alas, I'm afraid I'm not helping as much as other people have... Actually, this is the best way to help- and in the end, the only really effective way. Money talks to people. We can say all we want about humane and sustainable farming practices, but unless we're willing to back up our arguments with actual purchasing power, it won't mean a thing. Conversely, even if no one said anything, but everyone started buying cruelty free and organic produce rather than the cheap stuff, our actions would speak louder than words. I'm all for signing petitions, and if you guys draft one then I'll be happy to add my signature so long as I agree with all of it- but that's the easy part.^_^ It's what we do in daily life that makes a much more enduring impression. Also, you might look for other petitions which are already in progress- it's more effective to pool signatures into a few petitions then to send in a lot of petitions with fewer signatures. Believe me, I do my best to buy such things. ^_^ It's hard though when you're still in college and you don't have that much money to spend. >_<
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 6:41 pm
Devin_Kruljac_Truessence WebenBanu Seori My family and I try to buy only meat that has been raised in a free-range environment, and encourage all we know to do the same. Alas, I'm afraid I'm not helping as much as other people have... Actually, this is the best way to help- and in the end, the only really effective way. Money talks to people. We can say all we want about humane and sustainable farming practices, but unless we're willing to back up our arguments with actual purchasing power, it won't mean a thing. Conversely, even if no one said anything, but everyone started buying cruelty free and organic produce rather than the cheap stuff, our actions would speak louder than words. I'm all for signing petitions, and if you guys draft one then I'll be happy to add my signature so long as I agree with all of it- but that's the easy part.^_^ It's what we do in daily life that makes a much more enduring impression. Also, you might look for other petitions which are already in progress- it's more effective to pool signatures into a few petitions then to send in a lot of petitions with fewer signatures. Believe me, I do my best to buy such things. ^_^ It's hard though when you're still in college and you don't have that much money to spend. >_< It's compounded when your college is in a tiny town and none of the local grocerie stores seem to carry organic/free range/cruelty free products. Not to mention the food from the cafeteria, who knows where that comes from. But then again, I sometimes doubt if that's actually real meat...
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 1:45 am
AriaStarSong Devin_Kruljac_Truessence WebenBanu Seori My family and I try to buy only meat that has been raised in a free-range environment, and encourage all we know to do the same. Alas, I'm afraid I'm not helping as much as other people have... Actually, this is the best way to help- and in the end, the only really effective way. Money talks to people. We can say all we want about humane and sustainable farming practices, but unless we're willing to back up our arguments with actual purchasing power, it won't mean a thing. Conversely, even if no one said anything, but everyone started buying cruelty free and organic produce rather than the cheap stuff, our actions would speak louder than words. I'm all for signing petitions, and if you guys draft one then I'll be happy to add my signature so long as I agree with all of it- but that's the easy part.^_^ It's what we do in daily life that makes a much more enduring impression. Also, you might look for other petitions which are already in progress- it's more effective to pool signatures into a few petitions then to send in a lot of petitions with fewer signatures. Believe me, I do my best to buy such things. ^_^ It's hard though when you're still in college and you don't have that much money to spend. >_< It's compounded when your college is in a tiny town and none of the local grocerie stores seem to carry organic/free range/cruelty free products. Not to mention the food from the cafeteria, who knows where that comes from. But then again, I sometimes doubt if that's actually real meat... Sounds like my cafeteria food.... gonk
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:57 am
AriaStarSong It's compounded when your college is in a tiny town and none of the local grocerie stores seem to carry organic/free range/cruelty free products. Believe me- I know how this is. I grew up in a small, agricultural college town.^_^ The only organic thing we had was carrots- little bags of pre-peeled, baby organic carrots. Which was fine, because that was pretty much all I could afford at the time- I'd pick up a bag here and there as a treat. Even if your grocery doesn't have them, you could request them- pressure from the consumers to provide them is at least the next best thing you can do, if they're not available to buy. Just be sure to actually buy them, even if infrequently, after they're stocked. If the product goes bad before they sell, they'll drop them like a bad habit. I might be going to the grocery store today, and if I remember I'll pick up some brand names for organic produce. Perhaps having some specific brand names might help the process along- though be sure to let your supplier know that it doesn't really matter what the brand is, so long as it's organic.^_^
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:00 pm
WebenBanu AriaStarSong It's compounded when your college is in a tiny town and none of the local grocerie stores seem to carry organic/free range/cruelty free products. Believe me- I know how this is. I grew up in a small, agricultural college town.^_^ The only organic thing we had was carrots- little bags of pre-peeled, baby organic carrots. Which was fine, because that was pretty much all I could afford at the time- I'd pick up a bag here and there as a treat. Even if your grocery doesn't have them, you could request them- pressure from the consumers to provide them is at least the next best thing you can do, if they're not available to buy. Just be sure to actually buy them, even if infrequently, after they're stocked. If the product goes bad before they sell, they'll drop them like a bad habit. I might be going to the grocery store today, and if I remember I'll pick up some brand names for organic produce. Perhaps having some specific brand names might help the process along- though be sure to let your supplier know that it doesn't really matter what the brand is, so long as it's organic.^_^ There's a TON of organic foods where I work. ^_^
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:17 pm
Go PCC and Whole Foods Market! Well...most of you probably don't know about PCC...it's an organic chain of supermarkets that's around my area only... sweatdrop But it still is really really nice! Expensive, like all organic stuff unfortunately, but everything there's really tasty and healthy! mrgreen
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:03 pm
rikuHEART Go PCC and Whole Foods Market! Well...most of you probably don't know about PCC...it's an organic chain of supermarkets that's around my area only... sweatdrop But it still is really really nice! Expensive, like all organic stuff unfortunately, but everything there's really tasty and healthy! mrgreen Whole Foods is a great store, if you have one near you. I practically cried the first time I went in there, saw how big they were, knew that everything was organic or cruelty-free, and encountered so many people shopping there. I go there to shop when I get a bonus from work- fortunately, my regular store also stocks organics, so I can get both organic and non-organic foods in one stop there. I only go to WF if I'm going to go all out (which I can't afford to do very often), or if there's something that I specifically want which isn't available in the regular store (like organic ketchup and mustard).^_^ The link I gave to the certified humane website is one way of locating them, and other stores like them. You can also find their website, here. You can use their search engine to see if there's a store in your area. The organic carrots which are stocked in my area (West Coast) are from Earthbound Farm- they have a wide selection of organic produce, actually- including some really nice salad mixes of which I am quite fond.^_^ But back on the East coast, the brand of organic carrots I used to buy was Bunny-Luv organic carrots (I think they have both organic and non-organic offerings, so be sure to check the bag carefully). Really, it doesn't matter what you ask for- I'm only suggesting carrots because that's what I started with, and they're healthy and relatively inexpensive, and make good snack food for study sessions. But look around- on the internet you can find all kinds of organic and/or otherwise environmentally responsible goods. Pick something that you could actually use, and then request it at whichever store you currently buy the non-environmental version. Just be sure to only do this if you're going to buy it, because you don't want to leave the retailers with a bad taste in their mouths if they do decide to take the risk and buy a bunch of them!^_^'
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 11:57 am
I think that if they lowered the prices a bit more people would buy them and soon there wouldn't be much need for non-organic foods or very little and it'd help a lot.
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