Easy Stuff - Socially Responsible Behavior

This concept mirrors the "buy black" movement that shows up every few years. Whenever you spend money check what the sources are. Buy items you conscious says are "drama free". Support items, manufacturers, and retailers who support treat their product, employees, customers, and environment with respect, fairness, and honesty.

If you don't know about a certain company just ask or go to the interweb, there are a few of sites to help:

1. Business Ethics Magazine Top 100 2006 (.pdf)
2. Co-Op America's Responsible Shopper
3. Care2's Shopping Page

Stop eating fast & chain food. If you must eat out go to an independently owned restaurant. Ask the server if they buy locally grown food. If they don't suggest that they might. My wife and I love Middle Eastern/Greek and there are a few places in Nashville (Istanbul, Chicago Gyro & House of Kabob) we frequent and they all have a mix of mass bought ingredients and not.

So as usual, there is no perfect answer we just have to do the best we can do.