Wanna Green Bean

7 May 2008

Sustainable Food Links

Part of my quest to eat more natural and local food I’ve been searching all over for more links to local foods. My Google searching (regular and map) for local farmers markets, farm and restaurants that buy local/sustainable or fair trade food, hasn’t found much.

This morning though I found Sustainable Table. It not only explains what sustainable agriculture is, why its good for you, and what you can do, but also lists resources to find local food. There is a huge amount of information on this website that even I am still going through.

A few things I found to be immediately helpful with my quest for local food are links to Farmers Markets markets and a link to the Eat Well Guide.

I was able to find lists of local farms and farmers markets at Local Harvest. Something that I’ve been trying to find online for a while now. Previously I would jot down a name of a farm or market when I drove by it, making a note to visit again when it gets warmer. This way is much easier in that you can plan out where you are going and when, as well as finding some information on the various locations.

The other site Eat Well Guide does about the same, but it has an option to save recipes you find on the site as well as events and projects.

Navigating various links on the site I came across a website listing local “Pick Your Own”“http://www.pickyourown.org farms. These are farms that allow you to come on their land and pick the fruits and vegetables for yourself. I remember going to a strawberry farm as a kid and picking flats upon flats of fresh straberries, most likely from Hilgert’s Farm.

I might just have to go back in about a month and pick some again, and recommend you find a local pick your own, and do the same!

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