subterranean-fire:

Be
conscious of all the interconnected layers in the economy. Capitalism
not only overworks and dehumanizes us, it also prevents us from
consuming ethically. We need to find a new way to work, grow, and
consume.

(This isn’t to suggest that “ethical consumerism”
will solve these problems — that tactic is classist and individualist to
a fault, and it throws vast scores of the population (who have few,
if any, other options) under the bus. But it IS a crucial recognition
that exploitation and violence are interwoven into all layers of the
capitalist economy. Local solidarity for community gardens and food
drives can help lighten present burdens and give us a prefigurative
window into food production beyond capitalism. Try to live out the
politics as best you can, but your blame should always be on the right
sources: on the broader system and the elites who maintain it, not on
the struggling families who buy Tyson chicken or Nestlé products.)