That has nothing to do with who or where I choose to buy stuff from. I just gave my opinion on what I took away from watching a minute of the video. I explained how I’m going to do it.

Try breaking down the issue into smaller problems and keep doing that until you find something you can control yourself. One person buying fruit from a neighbor isn’t going to change the world overnight, but it’s just something I can do to steer my future the way I want. I’m not solving the issue about nitrogen supplies or intellectual property rights of corporations. I’m just cutting out a bunch of overhead costs added to the price of what I buy. Maybe someone else shares the same perspective and gets motivated to do something themselves. Hopefully it’s you, friend.

lol if you are going to have both sides of the conversation with yourself

It's spying on you.

the seeds are owned by those companies

most American farming cannot exist without adding nitrogen

if you are serious about changing your food to reduce impact, lower or cut meat consumption entirely 

Don't blame it all on farmers. Logging operations, suburban development in the outskirts of cities and towns, clearing for mining projects and even some renewables projects also lead to habitat destruction and fragmentation. All these factors lead to death by a thousand cuts. Koalas need sizeable areas in which to roam for food and to create new territories once they leave their mothers' care. The article explains some of this as does the video. There are farmers who may not care and just want to clear the land for cattle or whatever else (at their own peril ecologically although they don't see it that way) but other farmers care a great deal and we have to keep encouraging and incentivising them to plant more koala trees and other native vegetation for all our wildlife, including the insects, birds and some mammals like flying foxes who help with pollination.

Why?

because farmers kill them

and the remaining population becomes vulnerable to disease

No one said she had left society. I guess this just isn't what you were expecting because it's kinda obvious how those things are present.

As a side note, there are some things you absolutely need money for. Like dental care. I wiped my arse with tobacco plant leaves instead of buying toilet paper. But you always end up needing to go to the supermarket for something. Even dumpster diving relies on the existence of supermarkets.

I can relate to her feelings here. But as others have pointed out, this type of lifestyle relies on financial support from others. I lived like this in my early 20s. For a while in the same area as her. Working on farms for food and board, and WOOFing in permaculture communities. Living without earning money. Looking back, I realised that all of the people who set up the farms and communities I lived in were boomers who bought land cheaply, and got family support to set up their lifestyles. None of this is accessible to younger people. For me, coming to terms with reality meant not living the kind of life I really wanted which was consistent with my ecological principles, but changing myself to accept things about society I can't change. This meant learning how to adapt to the "urban hive" and develop skills to earn money. I'm not judging her, but most of us have to figure out how to pay the big rents and bills that come with not having the financial support of family or friends. So I shaved off my dreads and got an engineering degree. I don't think going off grid is a good message. It reminds me of David Holmgren's attitude. As if we should all have such a charmed life to be able to live in the country side and grow our own food. It's a very insular and privileged message.

I’ll try self discipline and goal oriented decision making. I’ll start off small by checking out some farm stands.

how any of that is really present in this example when she’s benefiting from society that relies on said things

Sustainability. Climate adaptation and resilience. Detachment from capitalism and harmful industries. A good story.

The real question is what were you hoping to take away that isn't here?

how though, for 99% of people it would be a pretty major impact to do so in a meaningful way

10 companies own like 90% of anything the passes your mouth in the US

I feel like now making a conscious effort to purchase goods with a shorter supply chain.

i don’t understand the point of this

if this was someone who had left society sure but what are we supposed to take away from this?

I hope you get the money 🩷

Australia has so many fun little guys, I wish I had the money to visit

😆 Our native animals get a really bad rap. The overwhelming majority will leave you alone if you leave them in peace. This applies to wildlife anywhere. Our wildlife is magnificent. Sorry to burst your stereotype bubble. If you want to know more about our most dangerous animals check this out: https://www.australia.com/en/facts-and-planning/health-and-safety/myths-about-dangerous-animals.html

Fab news! Great to know this is happening.

😆 No wonder it became like a rash on the landscape!

the barriers were designed to support the growing agricultural industry and the spread of hymenachne, a grass species introduced as cattle fodder.

What a name: hymen acne.

New battery and solar installation is already cheaper than gas. This plan only helps the fossil fuel companies and the politicians they bought.

We need to move away from single use plastic full stop.

Container deposit schemes with a much higher rate (perhaps 50c?) and being able to return them at most stores would be much better than recycling.

Uses much less energy to just wash and reuse glass bottles in the long run.

Plastic cannot be indefinitely recycled.

Plastic recycling is a band-aid solution, in my opinion.

Probably some anti-AI kneejerk. This isnt a LLM, its an image recognition model, completely different thing. And its not even stealing a job, becuase no human can watch trailcam footage 24hrs a day.