Sixteen Kinds of Potatoes. Yesterday I started us on a potato journey with a post about how to select the right kind of potato. Today I'm going to show you the loot I picked up from the farmers' market last week: sixteen varieties of potatoes. Some are common varieties and available from farmers in many potato-growing regions. Others are rare varieties. Take it as a loose guide, and a colorful tour of the spuds of the NYC area.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Consumerism is a social and economic order that encourages the purchase of goods and services in ever-greater amounts. Criticisms of consumption are already present in the works of Thorstein Veblen.
And this concept is at the very root of ethical consumerism. Wikipedia defines ethical consumerism as: â¦buying things that are made ethically. Generally, this means without harm to or exploitation of humans, animals or the natural environment.I find this to be a somewhat narrow definition, really, as ethics are a highly personal matter.s the ethical movement has grown, a number of companies have tried to position themselves as green, some with more success than others. Going forward it is imperative that businesses create a clear plan of how to re-adjust to meet consumer demand or risk being left behind.