I was at the grocery store the other day and there was a bin of American broccoli completely full and untouched. The Canadian broccoli bin? Empty. Canadians would literally rather give up broccoli than buy American.

I for one picked had broccoli on my grocery list but opted for cauliflower instead.

  • Dtules@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    2 months ago

    Yeah, I have only been able to find American spinach so no spinach for me.

  • bowreality@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    2 months ago

    You bet. With produce and veg a lot can be local (apart from some tropical stuff) when you eat seasonally. That’s better anyways and more exciting.

  • Grass@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    2 months ago

    or grow them. have to tent it to keep the goddamn white moth and their caterpillars off though. they got my cabbages one year and then I tented everything so I actually have somehing to harvest

  • Jhex@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    2 months ago

    I just bought an electric snow shovel for this winter… no more uncomfortable steps to shovel… then Trump started his shit, noticed it was Murican brand and returned it unopened

  • Hummingbird@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    2 months ago

    For food, buying locally often means buying with the seasons, which isn’t a bad thing either. I’ve started trying to do this more and enjoy how much more flavour there is in the produce I buy. I have been used to always being able to buy anything I want in any season, but adapting to what is available is kinda fun.

  • jaemo@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    2 months ago

    We are auditing literally every purchase. Netflix and Disney are banned. X and meta are blocked at the router. I’m actively looking for Canadian cloud providers for hosting. I’ve never seen such a thorough, deserved repudiation of America, long past overdue IMO.

  • ehpolitical@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    2 months ago

    Right on! Someone else in the family has been doing the grocery shopping, and my list is always titled, “Anything but American. If there’s no equivalent, Canadian or otherwise, don’t get it!”. Today I’m making ALL CANADIAN stew again! Had it the other day, some of the best stew I’ve made!🍁💪