I don't really see the craft that I do as a kind of activism. I think I do my work for fun as opposed to a political or social stance. I like to knit and cook as something for fun; it's something different for me to do. I buy a lot of things from regular clothing stores and regular supermarkets. I'm sure if I tried harder I could make more and stop buying so much from regular clothing stores, but I haven't so I don't view what I craft as a kind of craftivism.
Buying
They only kind of activism that I think I portray when I buy is when I buy produce from produce stands during the summer. My family and I like to get our produce from the stands on the side of the road in our town during the summer. Generally the food tastes much better and it is nice to support a local farm instead of Pick n Save or Wal Mart. I feel like the people on the farm work really hard to make great food so paying them for it feels better than paying a big store that doesn't need the money as much as a local farm does. They deserve my money more.
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