Curation + Inspiration

In my pre-vegetarian life as a young girl, I remember running to greet my father when he’d come home from a morning fishing trip to the Nescopeck creek, eager to count the number of Rainbow trout in his fishing basket. Today my father’s retired and has plenty of time to enjoy his pasttime but only if he throws his catch back into the water.  Contaminant levels in that same creek have begun too high and eating fish caught in it could post health risks to him and my mother.

Of course, most people don’t catch their own fish for dinner. Instead, they rely on their local supermarkets to provide safe fresh-water fish and seafood and, fortunately, there is a growing trend among US retailers to to provide safer, more sustainable seafood options to their customers.

If you want to know how your supermarket stacks up on the Greenpeace Seafood Sustainability Scorecard, stop by Greenpeace’s online supermarket lookup. Then support those merchants who are working to provide sustainable seafood options (like Target, Whole Foods, and Wegmans) and just say no to those retailers who aren’t taking any responsibility for the seafood they sell or the damage they are doing to the oceans (like Costco, Meijer, Publix and Winn Dixie).

Of course, you can always choose to forego fish on your plate entirely and put them on your ears instead. Today’s VPOD features a pair of lovely shoulder duster earrings by Givenchy that are loooong on eco-style.

They score an A+ on a fashion scorecard for a vintage fashionista!

Available at Purple Daisy Jewelry.

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