Eco-friendly Finds at Wal-Mart. Yup you heard it right… Wal-Mart

// June 25th, 2007

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EC and I decided to do some shopping at Wal-Mart because unfortunately, there isn’t that many Eco-friendly resources in the area we live in. Of course, before we headed in, I went into this diatribe about how Wal-Mart is an evil corporation and we really shouldn’t be shopping here. EC, with his usual patience (but which is wearing thin; I can tell) encouraged me by promising that this is the last time we are shopping here. I reluctantly went inside the store. By now, I am feeling like a total fraud. How can I write about the Environment and shop at Wal-Mart? We strolled to the garden section because I wanted to get some more plants for the house, and what I found was very encouraging.

First, I found Eco-friendly Plants that are packaged in peatpots and they are 100 percent biodegradable. I bought Sweet Bell Pepper which we named Bonnie and Rosemary we named Clyde (I have this thing where I like to name my plants). We needed to find some potting soil and what I found next excited me beyond belief! Couple of weeks ago, I did a post on TerraCycle, an Eco-friendly plant food that was made out of worm poop and packaged in recycled plastic containers. It was there, right there at Wal-Mart. I, of course, got one for myself. I was ecstatic at this point.

Then it was food shopping time. We walked around the store and got as much Organic products as we could. Even Kraft Mac and Cheese was Organic. Of course, there could always be more. But I was happy that at least there was some selection to choose from. We needed butter and so we stopped at the butter aisle. There was the Horizon Organic butter that cost four dollars and the regular brand that cost only two. I asked EC, if we could get that. Before he could say a word, an older couple walks up. The woman exclaims, “Oh, the Organic butter is on sale, it’s usually five dollars!” and She grabs the butter. The man had the same expression that EC had on his face. Without a word, I picked up my organic butter and plopped it in the cart.

When I got home, I planted my Ecologically minded Veggies and herb in my Ecologically minded soil. I think it’s the best day I had in Scranton thus yet.

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