Think Globally. Act Locally

I saw this on a bumper sticker many months ago and really like it. It is amazing how much of an impact our everyday activities have on our communities and the world around us. What seems so insignificant has a great impact. We either support our communities or we bury them. We cultivate our families or abandon them. These actions are similar to throwing a rock in a pond; the ripples of water are created at the point of impact and spread outward, in all directions, until they meet the shore or greater resistance.

Our bodies are the same. We cultivate a healthy lifestyle and we, in turn, have a positive impact on our families and community. We become more invested in our daily lives not just sitting passively watching the days march by. We become less of a burden to our health care system, healthier choices lead to less illness. As we become more invested in our immediate surroundings, family and bodies, we look for what we can obtain to sustain it.

I enjoy supporting our local farmers markets and food co-ops. I find the incredibly interesting but they are also full of food that is so good for us. One place is called the Main Market Co-op. They stock their shelves with produce, meat, dairy and other items that are produced locally. Buying locally produced meat you tend to get a much better product than from a chain grocer. Main Market Co-op sells grass fed beef, free range chicken and lamb. How scrumptious! They offer freezer space for people who wish to purchase a large quantity of meat, say half a beef, but are unable to store it themselves. What a fantastic option. Fresh Abundance is another store that supports our local farmers. They do not have the freezer space, but sell grass fed beef, elk, bison, and raw milk. Even though I no longer drink dairy, the idea of being able to get raw milk is wonderful.

The freedom to have these options, to not be dictated to and forced to live with the rest of the sheeple (sheep + people) is liberating. To choose to live healthy, to choose to pick what is right, nice! These simple acts of going to a store a purchasing a gallon of milk helps to keep a local family doing what they love, get paid for it and support their family effects the county and state.