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maybe it was the change in weather that inspired me, or the twenty-seven dollars i found in the pocket of a pair of jeans. for sure it was the trip to stanley's, where i planned to blow the wad on a ton of fresh vegetables, herbs, and cheese, but my basketload ended up only totaling ten bucks. coming home, my roommate ellen remarked that i could easily live off food from stanley's and pete's, this little store down the street. i thought about it and she was right. so i decided to spend the next [while] not shopping at corporate grocery stores, living instead on food purchased at neighborhood places. i figure this way i'll save money, explore chicago's independent food sellers, eat better(?) or at least, more interesting food, and i won't be supporting the man. it's not such a drastic plan, more of a personal experiment, one which i am documenting on this site. it's not my first food experiment, nor the most extreme; i was vegan for three years, vegetarian for six. i'm not one for arbitrary deadlines though, so we'll se how far this can go. i realize that my endeavour is nothing new or revolutionary; in many other places people shop locally, at small stores and don't think much of it. of those people, i am envious. i grew up in chicago, shopping only at chain supermarkets, and never really thought of going anywhere else. until now. (fuck corporate groceries, eat cheap and local.)
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