No one is talking about the olympics(china...)

[tulip]

Politics aside I think it does not make sense to ride my bike to the store .... to buy stuff flown or shipped from overseas. But how do you find local and or greener stuff?

Baby steps. Start looking. Start looking at labels. Start looking around at local shops and markets. I recently needed a skillet. I found a cast iron skillet at a junk shop, cleaned it up, seasoned it, and it's ready for my french toast. That's just one example of a baby step.

Start by asking ourselves how much STUFF do we actually need? And then decide what we can do, and act on that. It's not all or nothing. It's small acts that do make a difference.