@SKrausser Great question! Yes, my purchase behavior changed indeed, and this mindset expanded to other fields of products, too (clothing, technology, furniture, etc.). I think overall, I got much more minimalistic.
When it comes to food, I prefer “ugly” fruit or veggies in stores. Just a couple of years ago, the farmers had to throw away e.g. damaged carrots or bent cucumbers before they even got shipped to the retailers. (Apparently) customers didn’t buy them, even if they were totally fine for consumption. Nowadays they sell it (even a bit cheaper) as class b produce.
I also shop regionally and seasonally whenever possible, or in bulk in those wasteless stores. Friends of us told us about crowd farming last year. That’s a cool concept, too! For example, we “adopted” an organic rice field in Spain, and with that money, the farmer could crop the field without having to worry about trading contractors, low prices, or a bad harvest. We got 8 Kilos of quality rice that way, with a letter from the happy farmer.
Having said that, I’m very aware that I’m still far-off from an ideal sustainable lifestyle. But I try to be less wasteful.