My previous posts indicate that my raspberries traveled from California all the way to me in Toronto. If I was in Vancouver I don’t think I would consider this to be a little far for raspberries to travel. Then again, maybe I should consider the fact that I myself traveled almost as far by coming from Vancouver to Toronto. So I traveled 4,372 km to get to Toronto to eat raspberries that traveled 3,218 km. All together it took 7,590 km for me to sit at my kitchen table to eat just the raspberries in my breakfast wrap. I think its important to consider the energy and distance traveled for the product and myself to arrive in the same location as it reflects what Manning is trying to say about fossil fuels, which is when we are analyzing fossil fuels; we don’t remember to include the fuel used to protect the source (2004). I can relate this to consumption because I myself had to play a role in getting to my food source. Essentially, I feel that the consumer plays a huge role. In this instance I did not make the choice to buy the product as I’m sharing groceries with my cousin but I did decide to open the plastic container (I believe it to be reasonably sized and appreciate that it is recyclable) and then put some of the product into my breakfast. I was motivated by my hunger and it was something that could satiate that.