the cruelest month

Deep in the summer I made a decision to support my local farmers, my own health and the environment by shopping locally and eating seasonally. That’s an easy decision in July and August when the markets are overflowing with tomatoes, cucumbers, salad greens, peaches and berries. But this is December, and the end of December [...]

eating locally : checking in

It’s been over a month since I made the commitment, inspired by Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, to eat locally. I know it’s not going to have a huge effect on the world, but it will have a small effect on a few local farmers, on our reliance on fossil fuels, the part of our [...]

apples, peaches, popcorn pie

I’m very excited over the new “anti-supermarket” plan I’ve got going, inspired by Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. The idea is to make significant changes by sticking to the concept of  buying local vs trucking, relying as much as possible on local farmers and farmer’s markets, reducing my carbon footprint, our reliance on fossil fuels [...]