Omg let me tell yall about how one act, even if done out of self perservation, can ripple out in the most positive ways.
My friend during covid had her and her family go to a butcher and directly tell them they'd put 400 down every month collectively and they'd just order roughly the same thing every month.
So she's been doing this for like 3 years, still 400ish for like a stupid amount of meat.
But the butcher could do this bc they could regularly supply him and having a garenteed income was such a big deal. Particularly bc that means he could commit that much money to the farmers he orders from, which means those farmers also get that stable income too. So this one act helped all the way up the chain.
It helped her and her family, and friends who they gifted with meals when ppl are sick.
And that butcher offered lower prices to others and could have a steady supply of good quality meat. Because-
The farmer also got a steady income. Free from the worry of getting their next bill covered. They got better feed and could care for their animals better. This improved the lives of the pigs/candle as well as the farmer getting to live a happier healthier life.
This is still happening, this has been happening for years for all of them.
It's baffling that such a small act of community spreads so much stability and joy, ranging from the farmer relaxing to a BBQ at a block party. All bc my friend was sick of grocery store meat prices on chicken.
