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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Fuusm-l <fuusm-l-bounces@fuusm.org> on behalf of Annie Warmke via Fuusm-l <fuusm-l@fuusm.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 25, 2020 3:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> UU <fuusm-l@fuusm.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Fuusm-l] shopping online</font>
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<p>I wanted to follow-up on Rebecca Phillips' suggestion of creating an online shopping list that supports smaller businesses and not companies like Amazon. My goal is to pull together a few suggestions (some from FUUSM folks on this listserv) but the list
is limitless. It's my hope that you will consider the list when you have something you need, and can't purchase locally from locally owned companies.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">List of options to avoid Amazon*
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">If you feel you must shop with Amazon then try going to the “Used” section to find gently ot unopened packages. You'll find used books, toys, and just about anything else you can imagine,
plus save some money.</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><b>Home cleaning products</b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">Molly Suds:
</span>earth- and plant-derived laundry, home and pet products that are truly safe for people and the planet.
</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><strong><font face="Arial,
sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">Biokleen:
</span></span></font></font></strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">30+ effective, natural and biodegradable home cleaning products reduce your footprint both in- and outside your home.
</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">Tangie: environmentally friendly laundry detergent (no pollutants and no constant disposing of plastic containers), Stain Remover Bar Shave Cream Soap Bar, Hand Soap Paste, Shampoo Bars,
Conditioner Bars and other waste-free solutions. </font></font></p>
</li></ul>
<h3 class="x_western"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">Personal care products:</font></font></h3>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><strong><font face="Arial,
sans-serif"><font size="3"><a href="https://begreenbathandbody.com/">Be Green Bath and Body:</a>
</font></font></strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">affordable artisan natural and organic skincare products
</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><strong><a href="https://brushnaked.com/"><font face="Arial,
sans-serif"><font size="3">Brush Naked:</font></font></a></strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"> Bamboo toothbrushes with recyclable nylon
bristles. Compostable packaging. </font></font></p>
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<p><strong><a href="https://www.intelligentnutrients.com/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">Intelligent Nutrients:</font></font></a></strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"> Certified organic hair, skin, aromatic, and functional food
products for a beautiful life. </font></font></p>
</li></ul>
<h3 class="x_western"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">Food:</font></font></h3>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><strong><a href="https://www.kolfoods.com/"><font face="Arial,
sans-serif"><font size="3">KOL Foods:</font></font></a></strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"> Glatt kosher 100% grass-fed beef, lamb,
chicken, turkey, and duck. Wild Alaskan salmon. </font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><strong><a href="https://www.frontiercoop.com/"><font face="Arial,
sans-serif"><font size="3">Frontier Co-op:</font></font></a></strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"> a full line of culinary herbs,
spices, teas, health foods, baking flavors under Frontier Co-op and Simply Organic brands. Personal care and aromatherapy products are also available in the Aura Cacia brand.
</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><strong><font face="Arial,
sans-serif"><font size="3"><a href="https://amafruits.com/">Amafruits</a>:</font></font></strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"> superfruits from the Amazon in purees, freshly
frozen smoothie packs and sorbets </font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><strong><a href="https://thrivemarket.com/membership/welcome"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">Thrive Market</font></font></a></strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">: Looking for gluten-free snacks,
hypoallergenic cleaning products or organic baby food, there's something for every dietary need and lifestyle online at Thrive Market.
</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><strong><a href="https://www.highergroundstrading.com/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">Higher Grounds Coffee:</font></font></a></strong><font face="Arial,
sans-serif"><font size="3"> 100% Fair Trade and
organic. Specializes in small-batch roasting of sustainably grown coffees from all over the world.
</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><strong><font face="Arial,
sans-serif"><font size="3"><a href="https://groundsforchange.com/">Grounds for Change:</a>
</font></font></strong><font face="Arial,
sans-serif"><font size="3">Roasting exclusively Fair Trade, organic, shade-grown coffee for wholesale, retail, and fundraising. Also offering a wide selection of coffee gifts and a coffee-of-the-month club.
</font></font></p>
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<p><strong><a href="https://shop.equalexchange.coop/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">Equal Exchange</font></font></a></strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">: Since 1986 Equal Exchange has been America's pioneer brand for Fair
Trade organic coffee, tea, and hot cocoa. Today we are a full-service wholesaler to grocery stores, restaurants, cafes, and other food service customers nationwide. Unlike most brands we are also an importer and work directly with over 40 co-operatives of
small-scale coffee, tea, cocoa, and sugar farmers in 20 countries around the world.
</font></font></p>
</li></ul>
<h3 class="x_western"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">Recreation:</font></font></h3>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><strong><a href="https://zafu.net/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">Carolina Morning:</font></font></a></strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"> Meditation Products, Yoga Props, Bedding, and Body Friendly
Furniture </font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><strong><a href="https://www.gaiam.com/"><font face="Arial,
sans-serif"><font size="3">GAIAM:</font></font></a></strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"> Attractive organic cotton apparel line includes
clothing for yoga, Pilates, and all mind-body fitness forms. </font></font></p>
</li><li>
<p><a href="https://www.buenaondagames.com/"><strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">Pocket Disc</font></font></strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">:</font></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"> Pocket Disc
sells a line of fun, soft, safe packable toys - mostly that fly - to get kids and grownups moving and having a blast, wherever they are
</font></font></p>
</li></ul>
<h3 class="x_western"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">Toys and Crafts:</font></font></h3>
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<li>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><strong><a href="https://naturalearthpaint.com/"><font face="Arial,
sans-serif"><font size="3">Natural Earth Paint:</font></font></a></strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"> using natural earth pigments
and organic ingredients to create non-toxic art supplies, paints, face paints and craft kits for children and fine artists.
</font></font></p>
</li><li>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><strong><font face="Arial,
sans-serif"><font size="3"><a href="http://naturallyplayful.net/">Naturally Playful:</a>
</font></font></strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">Toys, games, gifts, school supplies, body care products, and reusables that are made in the US or Fair Trade, and are considerate of our world.
</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><strong><a href="https://globalgoodspartners.org/"><font face="Arial,
sans-serif"><font size="3">Global Good Partners:</font></font></a></strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"> Handmade, Fair Trade,
and eco-friendly gifts, jewelry, housewares, toys, and accessories. </font></font></p>
</li><li>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.terraexperience.com/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">Terra Experience: </font></font></a></strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">Beautiful handwoven textiles, art, accessories, gifts, jewelry, 18
doll clothes, from Guatemala and Latin America. Strives to support Fair Trade, Mayan artisans, their communities and environment.
</font></font></p>
</li></ul>
<h3 class="x_western"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">Books and Entertainment:</font></font></h3>
<ul>
<li>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><strong><font face="Arial,
sans-serif"><font size="3"><a href="http://www.biblio.com/">Biblio</a>:
</font></font></strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">Find over 65 million books from 6000 independent bookstores worldwide. Save by buying direct from independents (and feel good about it)!"
</font></font></p>
</li><li>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><strong><font face="Arial,
sans-serif"><font size="3"><a href="https://www.newsociety.com/">New Society Publishers:</a> </font></font></strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"> Books about greening your
life and the world </font></font></p>
</li><li>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><strong><a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/"><font face="Arial,
sans-serif"><font size="3">Yes! Magazine:</font></font></a></strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"> Stories and solutions for a sustainable
world </font></font></p>
</li><li>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">Powell Bookstore. They are an independent bookseller in Portland, OR
</font></font></p>
</li><li>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><a href="https://www.gatheringvolumes.com/">Gathering Volumes</a> in Perrysburg</font></font></font></p>
</li><li>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><font color="#000000"><span style="background:#ffffff"><font face="Arial,
sans-serif"><font size="3"><a href="https://www.macsbacks.com/">Mac's Backs</a> in Cleveland Heights</font></font></span></font></p>
</li><li>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.tenthousandvillages.com/chimes-whistles-flutes/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">Ten Thousand Villages:
</font></font></a></strong><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"> Buy a musical instrument for you or your kids
</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="background:#ffffff">Hoopla – free with a library card from some libraries</span></font></font></font></p>
</li><li>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="background:#ffffff">Youtube – not all movies or documentaries are free</span></font></font></font></p>
</li></ul>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="background:#ffffff">*(Some of these suggestions are taken from an article -
<a class="x_moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.greenamerica.org/sustainable-alternatives-amazon?utm_source=advocacy&utm_medium=email&eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=d54b47a7-d1ca-4e90-a62a-c80f8045148e">
https://www.greenamerica.org/sustainable-alternatives-amazon?utm_source=advocacy&utm_medium=email&eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=d54b47a7-d1ca-4e90-a62a-c80f8045148e</a>)</span></font></font></font></p>
<pre class="x_moz-signature" cols="72">--
Annie Warmke
Farmer, activist, consultant, writer
Blue Rock Station/Warmke Farm LLC
<a class="x_moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.bluerockstation.com">www.bluerockstation.com</a>
(740) 674-4300 or (740) 252-6295 Mobile
Radio: When the Biomass Hits the Wind Turbine
WOUB Digital Wednesday 9 am
WGRN Digital Friday 11:30 am & Saturday 8:30 am
Publications:
The Business of Goat Herding (BRS Media)
The Journey Toward Nothing (BRS Media)
Naturally Healthy Goats (BRS Media)
Podcasts: bluerockstation.com
When the Biomass Hits the Wind Turbine
Arriving at Blue Rock Station</pre>
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