http://www.arcataeye.com/2013/02/sandy-scott-shop-locally-and-build-community/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sandy-scott-shop-locally-and-build-community The mildly objectionable weekly newspaper for Arcata, California Sat, 25 May 2013 16:28:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.arcataeye.com/2013/02/sandy-scott-shop-locally-and-build-community/comment-page-1/#comment-65122 Les Craig Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:28:25 +0000 http://www.arcataeye.com/?p=8620#comment-65122 Thanks, Pat!

]]> http://www.arcataeye.com/2013/02/sandy-scott-shop-locally-and-build-community/comment-page-1/#comment-68305 Les Craig Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:28:25 +0000 http://www.arcataeye.com/?p=8620#comment-68305 Thanks, Pat!

]]> http://www.arcataeye.com/2013/02/sandy-scott-shop-locally-and-build-community/comment-page-1/#comment-65099 Pat Lacasse Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:59:15 +0000 http://www.arcataeye.com/?p=8620#comment-65099 And if anyone is looking for heirloom seeds, try my daughter's beautiful little store – "Eden" – in Arcata, on 9th St., next to the Fire Dep't. (Forgive my shameless plug.)

]]> http://www.arcataeye.com/2013/02/sandy-scott-shop-locally-and-build-community/comment-page-1/#comment-68304 Pat Lacasse Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:59:15 +0000 http://www.arcataeye.com/?p=8620#comment-68304 And if anyone is looking for heirloom seeds, try my daughter's beautiful little store – "Eden" – in Arcata, on 9th St., next to the Fire Dep't. (Forgive my shameless plug.)

]]> http://www.arcataeye.com/2013/02/sandy-scott-shop-locally-and-build-community/comment-page-1/#comment-65097 Les Craig Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:54:04 +0000 http://www.arcataeye.com/?p=8620#comment-65097 I really work at this. I NEVER shop online…just visit the sites to see what exists, then go looking for it in town. For those of us on fixed or other low incomes, this can mean lifestyle decisions. If I want to do all my grocery shopping at ENF or Coop, I wind up serving more bean soups and one pot hippie food dishes. Because I don't have a boutique budget, no slavery-infested big boxes means used clothing and furniture. I have no trouble avoiding fast food joints, because most of the time my budget says there is no such thing as a restaurant, and if I'm going out once a month I'm not wasting it on grease-soaked cardboard! Even so, I confess…once in a while I wind up in Winco or the can store, for stuff that I can't get at ENF and can't quite afford at Murphy's or Ray's (broccoli slaw, low carb tortillas) or because I was a slob and spent money I shouldn't have in the early part of the month. But we small fish spend 100% of our income and make up an awful lot of everybody's customer base, so our decisions do matter. And the lower prices at big boxes are not just economy-of-scale: they reflect tax breaks for mega-corps, and the Pirate Subsidy of social services for the deliberately underemployed.

]]> http://www.arcataeye.com/2013/02/sandy-scott-shop-locally-and-build-community/comment-page-1/#comment-68303 Les Craig Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:54:04 +0000 http://www.arcataeye.com/?p=8620#comment-68303 I really work at this. I NEVER shop online…just visit the sites to see what exists, then go looking for it in town. For those of us on fixed or other low incomes, this can mean lifestyle decisions. If I want to do all my grocery shopping at ENF or Coop, I wind up serving more bean soups and one pot hippie food dishes. Because I don't have a boutique budget, no slavery-infested big boxes means used clothing and furniture. I have no trouble avoiding fast food joints, because most of the time my budget says there is no such thing as a restaurant, and if I'm going out once a month I'm not wasting it on grease-soaked cardboard! Even so, I confess…once in a while I wind up in Winco or the can store, for stuff that I can't get at ENF and can't quite afford at Murphy's or Ray's (broccoli slaw, low carb tortillas) or because I was a slob and spent money I shouldn't have in the early part of the month. But we small fish spend 100% of our income and make up an awful lot of everybody's customer base, so our decisions do matter. And the lower prices at big boxes are not just economy-of-scale: they reflect tax breaks for mega-corps, and the Pirate Subsidy of social services for the deliberately underemployed.

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