Alexis Nikole Nelson Instagram – There were too many thoughts to fit into this 3 minute video. As a vegan who tries to eat a local as I can, that is the choice I make to try and limit the suffering caused by my hand and by my wallet. Ngl, I used to feel pretty high and mighty about it, but the older I’ve gotten and the more I’ve learned about how food systems, farms, pest control, labor practices, the more I find that the only completely wrong answer is not caring about your food at all. So many people want one answer. They want it to be the be all, the end all, the most correct. But at this point we’re all so interconnected (lol, and we’ve lowkey ruined enough things) that there isn’t one fix for all people in all places. Here in Ohio, foraging and local farms fit into my budget, my schedule, and our ecosystem. So I make the decisions I do. None of this is to say that big meat farms don’t do a world of harm in terms of resources (lol, all giant farms do), but to maybe convince someone to give a bit of grace and understanding to someone who is trying. All we can do it try. Idk, now I’m just rambling. If you made it this far, I love you. If you didn’t that’s cool, I love you, too 💕