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submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org to c/canada@lemmy.ca

Last trip to the grocery store I couldn't find any non-US salad kits, and Silk NextMilk is made down there now, because I guess our plants were the listeria ones. Chip dip was surprisingly hard to find too, although I did it.

I'm very pleased with how many vegetables actually come from Mexico (definitely via the US though), and there's even a few things you can get from greenhouses, so that situation is less dire than I'd expected.

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[-] mski@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

Purchased some local onions instead of onions from the US, along with a few other things. Salsa from Mexico. Was a small grocery run, but my purchases would have been 15% American previously - but 0% this time.

If everyone is doing this, the numbers do start to add up quickly to a meaningful impact.

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[-] adam_y@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago

As someone who isn't a North American... What is a salad kit?

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[-] LittleTarsier@lemmy.ca 10 points 5 days ago

Very disappointed to hear Silk NextMilk is made in America. Other plant based milks just aren't the same. Have you found a good alternative?

[-] UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee 5 points 5 days ago

Have u tried making peanut milk at home? It doesn't take more than 10 min and is incredibly underrated.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 4 days ago

I tried the Good Earth oat-coconut blend. No bones, don't recommend as of now. Honestly if that's the brand I'm going back to just oat.

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[-] Excentrifugal_Forz@lazysoci.al 2 points 3 days ago

I was already bracing myself to be careful at the grocery store a while back cause I'd been following the story of the US rolling back food and product regulations. It can't be fun to be doing any Kitchen/ Restaurant work right now. Last time I out I managed to find all Canadian stuff. Lettuce was the hardest, self contained was all from California. I did find a Canadian made salad kit I stripped for parts, I wish the quality was better but it was okay. I'm not a real power user of lettuce anyway. It's just going to take a bit of adapting.

I also typically buy used name brand clothing and plan to keep going with that and with entertainment I usually use the free services, used stores and thrifts and a bit of yarr matey on the side.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 days ago

I did find a Canadian made salad kit I stripped for parts

What brand?

[-] Excentrifugal_Forz@lazysoci.al 1 points 3 days ago
[-] timidgoat@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

This is definitely not an exclusively Canadian company. I was looking the other day at salad kits and all the Taylor Farms bags I looked at were American. There is a Canadian subsidiary so its possible to find Canadian products but just be cautious!

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[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 11 points 5 days ago

Yeah it's going well. I already knew in November that Trump was going to fuck up the economy one way or another, so I bought a handful of bigger ticket stuff from the states at that time for Black Friday.

The main food staple I've had to change so far is baby carrots, I usually get the California organic ones in bulk at Costco. I just have to make a separate trip to my smaller local grocer for substitutes.

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[-] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago
[-] mPony@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

then you have more influence for change than the rest of us, friend. Buying Canadian products also means lobbying small businesses to purchase supplies from Canada. and if you happen across someone who doesn't understand what's going on, let them know. Hopefully they'll tell 2 friends, and so on.

[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 6 points 5 days ago

Your in a prime position to sabotage then!

[-] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

I work at a Walmart. I can fart on stuff

[-] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago

Didn't buy anything american this week, at all, but I'm due to go grocery shopping.

I'm making a pot pie from some leftover beef and bacon fat that I turned into roux, I've got some potatoes that are getting old, some carrots, mushrooms... it should be tasty

[-] Serinus@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago
[-] mPony@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

hon, we don't hate you. but we're really not happy with your Emperor.

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