- Buy local and organic groceries:
- When it reopens, shop the Pacific Palisades Farmers’ Market
- Join a local CSA.
- Shop the Santa Monica Co-op, a community owned grocery store that stocks primarily local and organic products.
- The COVID-19 crisis has put a damper on our attempts to avoid single-use plastics. The plastics industry is exploiting fears to change plastics reduction laws, such as dropping plastic bag bans. We urge you to resist and question unnecessary loosening of rules and habits around plastic reduction. For example, if a store won’t let you bring in your bags, you can keep them in your car and pack them straight from your cart.
- Refills and package free versions of household cleaning products are still available during the COVID-19 crisis. Prostainable, a recent addition to our Farmer’s Market, will deliver to your home.
- Explore online marketplaces that specialize in eco-friendly and zero waste items. Some examples: EarthHero, Life Without Plastic, ETEE.
- Ask food delivery companies to exclude plastic cutlery from your order.
- Learn about toxic and polluting products, and avoid using them.