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"The clouds swirled, the wind roared and the waves beat at the hull of the
schooner Apollonia, but the ship stayed its course down the Hudson River in New
York. Captained by Sam Merrett, it was carrying ayurvedic condiments from
Catskill; spelt flour, hemp salves and malted barley from Hudson; wool yarn
from Ghent; and other local goods for the hundred-mile trip south to New York
City.
“It’s a case of start-up syndrome, the issue of saying yes to everything and
seeing what sticks,” Mr. Merrett, 38, said over the phone from somewhere near
Peekskill, the waning winds of Tropical Storm Henri roaring in the background.
“In this case, it was delivering 3,600 pounds of malted barley to a port in
Poughkeepsie in pouring rain.”
In the age of flight shaming, car shaming and even meat shaming, conscientious
consumers with disposable incomes are growing ever more aware of their carbon
footprints and interested in buying local. Producers are experimenting with
cleaner, greener packaging and delivery methods."
Via Jodi Kaplan.
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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