Focusing on the Little Things

I have until now focused a lot of my posts on the bigger picture. How businesses and corporations can 'fix' what is going on within themselves, and how it is the chains and local stores that can do anything.

But we, as regular, ordinary, simple people, can do things too.

The following are some things us working people can do!

Shopping local - Spending money that gets used by the community. Keeping that money within a community instead of having it sent to the giant corporations and then overseas. A dollar spent locally gets spent within the community at a higher rate than a dollar spent outside the community. This is called the Local Multiplier.

Growing your own garden and composting - Having a garden, or belonging to a co-op, is a great way to save money, eat better, and give back to the Earth. Often, food scraps get put back into the earth as compost in the area the food was grown in. Each item of food taken out of the soil takes out nutrients that were once in the soil (following me?) If you just throw away food scrapes nutrients do not return to the soil. Composting puts nutrients back into the soil without adding tons of unneeded chemicals (like those found in synthetic fertilizers).

Recycling - Although a process that will eventually be phased out (I'll explain this later) recycling in today's age is a great way to keep material out of landfills, oceans, and other habitats. Which turns out to be better for everyone.