Eating 'local'
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I know this is the environmentally sound thing to do but living in th NE, it sure would limit choices for alot of the year. Today for lunch I had fruit salad with pineapple, cantalope and strawberries-- couldnt do this eating locally. Anyone here try to do this??
Hmmmm....if I were to eat local, I'd be eating snow and frozen dirt. I did have pineapple yesterday and it was theeeee sweetest juiciest fresh pinapple I've ever had!
We buy local all summer and fall as much as possible to support local farmers. (I come from a farming family, so I feel really strongly about supporting the remaining farmers here.) The rest of the year, we buy only local breads and milk. We NEVER eat canned veggies. Frozen or none. We do not need all those preservatives.
Funny you should mention this, Sheila. We just joined a CSA. For those of you who may be asking: what's a CSA?
CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. We pay some money up front. This provides the farmer with money in the spring for seeds and amendments when cash is typically low. In return, shareholders receive a variety of fresh picked, high quality vegetables grown using organic methods. A large variety of vegetables are planted in succession to provide a continous weekly supply of fresh produce. The weekly share varies from week to week, starting with the cool weather crops such as greens, beets, radishes, lettuce, etc... At the peak of the season they'll add crops such as tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, summer squash, corn and many more. For much of the season the share will contain ten or more different items. They also do a large planting of cherry tomatoes and an herb bed which are "pick your own." The CSA runs approximately 20 weeks starting in early June until mid October. Each week they harvest the shares for us to pick up at the farm on our day. They also offer fresh free range chicken eggs for sale at the farm.
We live on a farm. We raise our own cows for beef, have chickens for eggs, and I freeze and can. I also raid my Mom's pantry for her home-canned goods when I run out. I cam home with a assorment of jams today. I am also trying to make more home-made treat for the boys and bake my own cookies and after school snacks on the weekends. But I do buy many veggies and fruits - I love having strawberries and canolope.
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I could probably do it. Within 100 miles we grow walnuts, almonds, peaches, apricots, field crops (corn, beans, etc.) cattle, sheep, pigs, rice, wine grapes....
I buy local as much as I can. Just over the mountain from us is one huge agricultural area. If I can't buy local, I buy organic. If I can buy local and organic I'm one happy mom! We eat very little processed/packaged food. I've been gradually eliminating it from our diets for a while now.
My brother did the CSA thing for a few years when he lived in New London, Connecticut. He would stop by once a week and bring home crates of things. Very Yummy!
Nancy, that sounds so great- I am going to have to see if theres anythng like that around here!
Let me know how you make out, Sheila. We found ours quite by accident. I was searching online for local places to buy fresh produce. Some local farms came up and I checked them out. We hadn't heard of CSA before. I'm so happy we did. It doesn't get more local or fresh than that. And we love the idea of supporting a local farm.
Let me know how you make out, Sheila. We found ours quite by accident. I was searching online for local places to buy fresh produce. Some local farms came up and I checked them out. We hadn't heard of CSA before. I'm so happy we did. It doesn't get more local or fresh than that. And we love the idea of supporting a local farm.
Nancy once you get started you'll wonder why you didn't start years ago.
Sheila, call your local County Extension office for referrals. I bet they're in cahoots w/Cornell.
About This Page: This is a discussion on Eating 'local' within the The Kitchen: Food, Recipes, and Good Health, part of the PassPorter Community - Boards & Forums on Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel; I know this is the environmentally sound thing to do but living in th NE, it sure would limit choices ...
Janell
Nancy once you get started you'll wonder why you didn't start years ago. 
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