Worried about reports of spreading food-borne illness? Reading you should avoid raw vegetables and fruits? Here’s a hack: while we’ve dismantled the tools to track the actual source, one thing we know is a nationwide outbreak doesn’t trace to one local farm. Buy local!
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Costco has re-asserted its commitment to DEI and fair pay repeatedly and now it’s rejecting Trump’s mystery meat. It beat the regime in court over tariffs, too. If bulk buys are too much for your family or space, consider a community co-op or donate extra units to a food bank.
Invite friends over for a night of anyone-can-do it art and snacks. Provide everything yourself, or have folks bring something for the charcuterie tray, a bottle of wine, and a couple of old magazines to cut up. Express yourself, make your next protest sign, or laugh and build community.
Collage and Charcuterie Find Out How »
Do you run a mutual-aid or community-building space? Set up a snack stop. Free fruit for kids, or “take one, leave one” for staff and visitors. Make it feel entirely normal to grab a granola bar “because it’s convenient”. It might be the only thing someone eats that day.
Food banks can stretch your dollar further by buying what they really need at wholesale. This year, don’t grab a few sale cans to throw in a box — donate that money to the food bank directly. If you’re able, make it recurring.
Food Banks need Cash Find Out How »
Create tiny afternoon pick-me-ups to brighten someone’s day, and “spill the tea” on your favorite form of resistance. Write little encouraging notes or print a zine and tuck little bags of joy and resistance into public spaces. Spreading joy is resistance!
