tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post679384688567541823..comments2024-03-23T13:25:40.836-05:00Comments on Simple - Green - Frugal: Shop your farmers' market for a healthy local economyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-32815627331705595392009-11-20T14:28:07.141-06:002009-11-20T14:28:07.141-06:00Ben - Absolutely. Enjoy the wonderful adventure!Ben - Absolutely. Enjoy the wonderful adventure!hmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13424022504830645523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-62219627240312395332009-11-19T23:48:27.112-06:002009-11-19T23:48:27.112-06:00Well, we are new at it, but we have tomatoes, appl...Well, we are new at it, but we have tomatoes, applesauce and a little bit of corn this year. Next year we are going to go at it full boar. Fresh stuff rules. :)Benhttp://www.guygoesgreen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-32511215037190809372009-11-19T16:27:16.638-06:002009-11-19T16:27:16.638-06:00Ben - Good for you! I know I'd do WAY more ca...Ben - Good for you! I know I'd do WAY more canning if we didn't have access to local food year-round. I still do lots of soups, corn, pasta sauce, and jams. What did you normally can for the winter?hmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13424022504830645523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-6064101899827711542009-11-19T00:15:21.052-06:002009-11-19T00:15:21.052-06:00I love shopping at the Farmer's Market also, b...I love shopping at the Farmer's Market also, but ours is only open part of the year also. Fortunately, we are able to can some of this stuff for winter time use.benhttp://www.guygoesgreen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-18866420766033152502009-11-18T15:48:58.360-06:002009-11-18T15:48:58.360-06:00Lisa - Do you have a year round growing season the...Lisa - Do you have a year round growing season there or are you too far north?<br /><br />Chile - I'd bet the numbers are the same for CSA since the idea is that you're buying direct from a farmer. I haven't made it through the entire document yet, but am really looking forward to digging in. What great info!hmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13424022504830645523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-40000836528712107842009-11-18T09:33:12.466-06:002009-11-18T09:33:12.466-06:00I'm sure the numbers are equally good for CSAs...I'm sure the numbers are equally good for CSAs. Members of our CSA not only get their produce (including vegs, fruit, beans, and grains) locally, they have the option to also buy local animal products, honey, tea, coffee, and a few other foods. <br /><br />A quick perusal of the study didn't yield the % of a dollar spent with a CSA that stays local but it did say that in the NW CSAs often have to supplement from other farms to fill their boxes. Ours doesn't and all the other optional purchases come from local area farmers. <br /><br />It'd be interesting to see what the numbers are for backyard gardens. After all, many times the seeds and supplements come from out of town...Chilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406176434011890590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-71088335086744157652009-11-17T22:27:00.068-06:002009-11-17T22:27:00.068-06:00How cool. Sadly ours is very small and not open ye...How cool. Sadly ours is very small and not open year around. :(Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583524755306491510noreply@blogger.com