Barb and I were excited to get started on this month-long initiative on eating local. Truthfully I'm as much into this for the challenge of seeing if I can do it vs. the virtues of shortening my food supply chain. Now don't get me wrong, I am all for freshness, organic food, humane treatment of animals, and all related and associated causes. I truly do believe there are health benefits to fresher produce that doesn't have chemicals all over them, and I like the idea of looking the grower of my pepper or green bean in the eye vs. seeing a sticker on a piece of unripened fruit that says "product of Chile."
Having said that, I just have to admit at the outset of this project that I'm approaching this much more to understand how eating local can be incorporated into the routine of a person who works outside of the house and travels around the world. And I think eating local initiatives should have room for this viewpoint and approach as well, given that we end up in the same place.
So off we go!
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