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Local Foods Support Health
Last fall, I did a literature review to address the notion that locally-grown produce is nutritionally superior to non-local produce. The results ...
Eat Local Challenge, Weeks 2 & 3, Obstacles to eating locally
September 1, 2010
My favorite local recipe in the past week has been Woody's chili: horto beans or ground beef, red & green bell peppers, fresh...
Eat Local Challenge, Days 4-5, Baked Apples with a twist
August 19, 2010
Tomorrow is Day 6, and we're almost through the first week of the challenge. I am still just as excited about this now as when we s...
Eat Local Challenge--Day 3, Gazpacho
August 17, 2010
It feels good to spend a big wad of cash at the farmer's market. It's a very direct way of supporting local agriculture and the loc...
Eat Local Challenge--Day 2, Marrowfat Beans
August 16, 2010
Day Two shaped up to be a better day. We began the day with water and pears, followed by scrambled eggs (in butter, of course). Lu...
Eat Local Challenge--Day 1
Aug, 15, 2010
Today we began a month-long commitment to eat local foods. For our family, this means not spending any food dollars on food not grown...