On Tuesday we will celebrate Canada Day in our family by attending our local celebrations – a pancake breakfast, a kids’ parade and some other fun family stuff in town. We might also go to the legislature grounds in Edmonton and check out the Canada Day celebrations happening there.
Canada Day really is a great time to think about my love for and loyalty to my country. I’ve always been grateful to be Canadian and lately we are really trying to buy things that are made or produced right here in Canada. We love to go to the Farmer’s Market and we now buy all our meat from two local farmers (elk and buffalo). We buy our chicken at the neighbourhood butcher shop and the chicken farm is of course local also. We also are trying to avoid the big chain stores and shop in smaller local shops (ie the great downtown cafe instead of McDonalds!) When it comes to clothing and other stuff we look for Canadian made products whenever we can.
The most important reasons for us in shopping Canadian are to support our economy and to reduce environmental impact (less shipping etc).
So it was exciting when I read about Apples’n'Oranges Ultimate “I Buy Canadian” Blog Party and I’m writing this post as part of the event – What a great way to celebrate a birthday!!!
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Gliding through motherhood said,
June 28, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Great post! I’ve linked you up. Good luck!