Miolea Organic Farm

In a lot of ways we are environmental activist. We belong to many groups that support environmental practices. We attend continuing education classes as a way to keep our nutrient management certification or certified farmer status as it is called in Maryland. 

We are members of various groups local and national that relate to specific functions associated with the farming community and specifically to environmental issues that we practice. We practice what we preach, that is how, with confidence, we can give tours of our sustainable operation and impart ways that non-farmers can help the environment in their households.

Then there is the consumer activist side that dictates my spending habits. I firmly believe, and economics proves, that my money speaks louder than I do. After each of my posts I implore the buy local mantra. I have learned that if you do not walk the walk, you cannot talk the talk. It is that simple, I am not naïve, I know that there are limits based on income. However, I know of a lot of people who are spendavist and products labeled Non-GMO Project Verified are their targets.

Once you find a genuine sustainable farmer support them. Speak up with your money and gratitude. These people are working and committing themselves to your health and the health of your family and generations to come. It is important to note that if we all made choices to support local businesses and growers then the industrial food complex will react. If you look at the countries that ban GMO's it will surprise you. One of the latest country's to refuse GMO food from US big Ag is China. China, the same producers that brought us high sulfuric dry-wall, leaden toys and clothing, killer pet food and treats.

I admit, I was stunned to learn that they rejected GMO's, then I got scared. It was one of those out of body experiences a moment of clarity that solidified my stance against eating GMO's. Then knowing that we have joined a cause that really is a worldwide issue adds to the pressure to succeed.

It is not just us in the USA, it is humans all over this planet. We are all in it together and it is a fight for future existence. What I see is that it is greater than all of us and will impact future generations. The science points this out but does not reach as drastic a conclusion. It merely states the facts as they find them. If however, nothing changes then the environmental impact continues in an increasingly negative way and we will run out of clean resources. 

Buying local is not a fad, it is a core shift in how we as individuals can communally join hands and fight for those who will inherit this earth long after we are gone. Because it is those people who will suffer the greatest but it also you who will benefit now. Spend your money in a way that helps you, your community and your lineage. Be a spendavist, use your money to dictate what big Ag should be doing. It is the only voice they know to listen to. If the money stops flowing they will change course to capture it back.

Buy Local: Help make a difference and impact the future in a positive way