STEP #15
Have Your Groceries Delivered
By now you know that transporting food requires an awful amount of barrels of oil. We can radically reduce our dependency on foreign oil by consolidating the number of cars and trucks on the road.
One easy way to do this is to save yourself a trip and have your groceries delivered to you. This is a big deal, folks, for relieving the streets of traffic jam-inducing, gas-guzzling cars.
Most major supermarket chains including www.vons.com and www.safeway.com offer free or discounted delivery on larger orders. Major supermarkets are also stepping up in the organic foods department, continually increasing their stock of foods and products produced without the use of harsh pesticides and gases, and often buying from local sources when possible. So you can avoid personally adding to air pollution and oil consumption, while also taking a stand against the commercial use of pollutants.
Having your groceries delivered saves you time, and some stores won’t even charge you extra for the privilege. Parents can especially appreciate this service as it saves them from the hassle of strapping and un-strapping young children in and out of the car for the trip around the corner.
In an effort to save resources and reduce the amount of miles food travels before it reaches the consumer, grocers are beginning to see the added value of delivering to their customers. Here are some purveyors of organic foods in your neck of the woods: