Yesterday I went to the Homer Farmers Market (HFM) in the rain. I bought produce from 2 Spruce Farm, Badman's Bushel Basket, Plunkett Farm and Salon Gardens. I also bought eggs from Shiloh Valley Farms!
We have a flier for Niles Gourmet Bistro which states they serve rustic Italian food from local ingredients! Has anyone eaten there? It sounds wonderful.
I feel a little lonely. I am hoping some of you reading this might become a follower, please.
Last night we ate corn, a salad and lamb chops all of which we had bought at the HFM or Bill Anderson's Farm Market. There were also potatoes we had bought at a farm stand in NJ on our vacation. It was a delicious dinner if I do say so myself.
Today I plan to make an excursion to Beak & Skiff to buy some local VODKA and I will pick up our CSA share! I also need to make a trip over to the library to get some of the books I asked for about local eating. Then we plan to help Shelley and Mark Ferris celebrate a year of owning our favorite hang out The Colonial Lodge! I will eat some local perch and what ever else I feel like!
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Process
Today I took out a map and atlas to begin to chart out 100-250 miles from Homer. I am surprised to see that 100 miles means all of New York and into Pennsylvania and Quebec, Canada. 250 miles includes VT, CT, MA, NH, RI and reaches into OH, MI, WV and VA.
Yesterday I walked to the Homer library and ordered a few books on local eating. I also downloaded some samples on my Kindle of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Eating Local and The Locavore's Handbook: The Busy Person's Guide to Eating Local on a Budget.
Yesterday we ate blueberries we had picked on Sunday, some local corn, local beef burgers and green beans from our garden. We have found sources for local milk. We are also eating what was already here with the plan to shop for only local items as they are done.
I can see how it would be helpful to ease into this... that it will become easier as we learn to replace some items as we learn about more local replacements.
I am looking forward to the Homer farmer's market on the green tomorrow, to see the goodies that will be there to grace our table. I find a lot of pleasure in being able to walk to so much of our food sources!
Please post comments!
Yesterday I walked to the Homer library and ordered a few books on local eating. I also downloaded some samples on my Kindle of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Eating Local and The Locavore's Handbook: The Busy Person's Guide to Eating Local on a Budget.
Yesterday we ate blueberries we had picked on Sunday, some local corn, local beef burgers and green beans from our garden. We have found sources for local milk. We are also eating what was already here with the plan to shop for only local items as they are done.
I can see how it would be helpful to ease into this... that it will become easier as we learn to replace some items as we learn about more local replacements.
I am looking forward to the Homer farmer's market on the green tomorrow, to see the goodies that will be there to grace our table. I find a lot of pleasure in being able to walk to so much of our food sources!
Please post comments!
Monday, August 1, 2011
Here we go
A few months ago I started to ponder an experiment in local eating and then I started to talk about it with my husband Jim. We decided on August since so much produce is available around here. So today we begin. And the plan is to write about this adventure.
There is lots of non-local foods in the cupboard and refrigerator. I am not sure what we will do about that. The perishable items will need to be worked into our eating or given away. Everyone will have a few exceptions that they can't live without (Jim drinks diet soda). I'm thinking that we may not forgo using all the condiments that fill the fridge door right now, that might be a next step. I think we should use what we have or give it away. I spent an hour this morning cleaning out the fridge... tossing moldy cheese and a couple of mustards or jams that were more than 2 years old.
We are still working on the details...since we just got home from being away for most of July. We did not come up with rules yet. But I have wandered around and read a few things so I will start to write down some rules.
I asked our local real food store O My Goodness for some advice and she has local items for sale. We also have a CSA share and there is a farmers market within 2 blocks of our home on Wednesdays and Saturdays... and another bunch of farmers markets within 30 miles easy.
Rules
From today on we will buy local (250 miles) food.
Exceptions
Fundraiser dinners
More later
Tomi
There is lots of non-local foods in the cupboard and refrigerator. I am not sure what we will do about that. The perishable items will need to be worked into our eating or given away. Everyone will have a few exceptions that they can't live without (Jim drinks diet soda). I'm thinking that we may not forgo using all the condiments that fill the fridge door right now, that might be a next step. I think we should use what we have or give it away. I spent an hour this morning cleaning out the fridge... tossing moldy cheese and a couple of mustards or jams that were more than 2 years old.
We are still working on the details...since we just got home from being away for most of July. We did not come up with rules yet. But I have wandered around and read a few things so I will start to write down some rules.
I asked our local real food store O My Goodness for some advice and she has local items for sale. We also have a CSA share and there is a farmers market within 2 blocks of our home on Wednesdays and Saturdays... and another bunch of farmers markets within 30 miles easy.
Rules
From today on we will buy local (250 miles) food.
Exceptions
Fundraiser dinners
More later
Tomi
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