Okay, not so much IN my food, but unless I lived in California or another major food-producing place, fossil fuel is what would bring most of the items in my grocery store to my table. As you may have read from my previous post, I have started to look at my food differently. Instead of asking myself if it is the cheapest I can buy, I have started asking if I have shortened the trip.
- Bake my own bread or buy from a local breadmaker. Not only is it way more delicious and hardy then Wonder, but it is pretty fun! I recently bought a big round Peasant Bread from a local baker. It was so delicious for both dinner with Beef Barley Soup and breakfast with some local honey drizzled over it.
- Shop at my local natural foods store. I’ve noticed that because the prices are generally more than a regular grocery store, I am more choosy about my purchases and tend to put them to better use.
- Buy fruits and vegetables in season. I know it can be hard to wait to eat strawberries, but the payoff when eating fresh, just-picked berries is tremendous and worth it!
- Ask my grocer where the food in my favorite store is coming from. Let them know that I support your local growers.
- Grow a garden, buy a share at a CSA, or shop at my local farmer’s market.
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I have been working an the bread baking. I have a breadmaker and have used it a few times. I am also planning on growing my own garden this summer as well as my own herbs.
the title certainly made me read it. :-) We live in the country so local is easy to get. :-) Not to mention the fishing and hunting that just goes with living here :-)