Final Readings

 In Conserving Communities, it talks about how globalization has affected rural communities by disrupting local businesses. Large corporations move in and take all the profits leaving the locals behind. These coporotations are driven by profit and ignore many other factors to get as many pennies as possible. Unfortunately, both political parties are paid by the large corporations so change is difficult. I can see this with local mom & pop shops, who have been dying out as larger businesses take their clientel.

In Global to Local, the reading gives ways to help change the way things are on a personal level. You can help your local community by buying from small buisnesses and getting produce from farmers near you. You can also support fair trade to help prevent exploitation in production of products. Throughout the course, it has always felt that there's not much an individual can do without power, but this article helped make me remeber the things I can do with my very limited power that can make a difference in my local community.