catita72 storytelling
Going just for localy grown
2 months ago
The organic in this ecuation is making me uneasy. I will settle for produce from the market, fresh and hygenic.
People who have done this
|
|
||||||
How to buy local and organic food
It made me
happily nourished
 "Easier than I thought, and well worth it!"
How I did it: I started by finding a local store that labels where food comes from. I did my best to choose produce, dairy products, baked goods, etc. grown/produced as close to me as possible. I also purchased a Community Supported Agriculture share from a local farm, which will supply most of our produce this summer and fall. I'm also hoping to freeze, dry or can some of the produce so that I can extend our local eating season, which is pretty short here in Wisconsin. Lessons & tips: Shop at farmer's markets and food co-ops. Look for stores that label where their produce/other food is from. Eat foods that are in season and base your meals around those foods. Try to purchase a Community Supported Agriculture share (you can split one with a neighbor if your family won't eat enough to justify an entire share). Resources: _Animal, Vegetable, Miracle_ by Barbara Kingsolver _The Omnivore's Dilemma_ by Michael Pollan _Local Flavors_ by Deborah Madison (out of print, I believe, but available used)
1 person found this helpful
|
|||||||
More "How I Did It" stories
catita72 storytelling
It made me 
How I did it: When confronted with choices between, let´s say, organic (from another state) and locally grown I have come to choose the locals. The energy saved by less milage on the produce makes me feel ingrained into the community and more carbon emission responsible Read how I did it…
People doing this are also doing these things:
Entries
muffcity can't keep up with all i've really done so far...
I'm doing a bit better at this
3 months ago
Shopping local, going to weekly farmer’s market, choosing organic when it’s not terribly expensive. Which it usually is…!
OfACheshireGrin is reevaluating
This has been easier than I thought!
6 months ago
I joined an organic co-op. Http://moorefarmsandfriends.com
Totally awesome and it keeps me from having to go to the grocery store too :P
catita72 storytelling
Menu planning
9 months ago
And sunday prep really has my hopes up as I prepare at least five delicious meals for my family this week, and no science projects in the fridge…GO ME!!
catita72 storytelling
Lentils and spinach
10 months ago
Today I am having a very ligth meal, filling and delicious and all with new vegetables, that I had already bought in the market.
May everyone have a very healthy, rich and bargain happy 2009!!!
YESYESYES
10 months ago
This is a huge goal of mine. This is huge. My struggles right now are finding the money, which, of course if I budgeted better I could find! Also, I live down the street from a QFC and several blocks away from my local co-op… it feels more convenient to go to QFC because I am a last minute shopper. I need to schedule my time better.
catita72 storytelling
planning the menu
13 months ago
Tomorrow is market day, so I should look into the recipies that have squash in them….
Squash
15 months ago
Last night we had spinach pasta from the food co-op, topped with squash (some from our garden, one locally grown from the food co-op). I added a little Wisconsin parmesan. There were also cherry tomatoes which in this case were from California (I bought Wisconsin ones yesterday but had some left from last week that I used in this dish). We ate homemade bread with the meal. The olive oil wasn’t local, and the bread ingredients, but ti was a fairly local meal.
Oh, and it was very yummy too!
Tonight
15 months ago
I made a pizza. Homemade crust, topped with garden squash and Wisconsin cheeses (mozzarella, parmesan, feta). The onion and tomato sauce weren’t local, and neither was the olive oil or the truffle oil. But OMG, was it ever good. G.O.O.D.
Ideas
16 months ago
1. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver has some good ideas for seasonal meal plans. I’ll have to vegetarianize them.
2. I ordered a book referenced in A, V, M called Local Flavors. Hopefully it’ll have some more good ideas when it arrives.
3. I’d like to clean out my freezer a bit and freeze leftovers when I cook so that we can extend our local food season. I don’t have any illusions about being able to do what Barbara Kingsolver did, but we can make some small steps.
4. I want to get back to shopping some at farmers’ markets.
