The Thousands

Lately, in my world at least, there seems to be a strong movement towards thinking about what you eat. Not in a ‘will this make me fat?’ way, but in a ‘what had to happen to get this on my plate?’ way. It’s possible that we all just read this book, and once Mr Safran Foer’s words fade from our minds we’ll go back to grabbing whatever we can (be that greasy burgers, horsey-doovers from art openings or lollies from babies), but it’s also possible that we’re growing up a bit, and realising that our eating habits can effect change on a societal level as well as a personal one.**Either way, while I’m still in the initial, self-righteous stages of eating with a conscience, let me bring your attention to this great li’l set up in Chippendale. The Co-op’s aims are quite lengthy (you can read about them here), but in essence, they support small producers from the Sydney basin, encourage people to think about the consequences of the way we purchase food, and work on reducing Chippendale’s carbon footprint.

It’s not just them telling you what’s right either – becoming a Co-op member gives you a say in the way things are run (as well as a 10% discount) so you share in the responsibility. Pretty grown up, eh?