Works For Me Wednesday: Local Food
Our family follows the Nourishing Traditions/ Weston Price way of eating. In a nutshell, that means that we eat real food, the way our Great Grandparents did.
(We have eaten junk for so long that it’s taking a while for me to get back to a healthy weight. We used to eat white sugar filled deserts every night! It would be wonderful to wake up and be fit, but that’s not going to happen. So, I’ll just keep eating well and exercising.)
Funny thing… most grocery stores don’t have a lot of real food! So, how do we find healthy, affordable things to eat? The answer is local food.
You can go to Local Harvest to find farmer’s markets, local farmers and farm stands near you. I have found some wonderful family farms in my town with this great tool.
When you are buying locally it’s better for you and your budget! You are eating food that’s very fresh and keeping your food dollars in your local community…in the hands of the hardworking farmer, where they belong!
I totally agree with Jenny, from The Nourished Kitchen, when she said, “Saving money should come from proper kitchen management, not from skimping on the quality of food you purchase.” She has a great article about budget friendly, healthy food you can read here.
Healthy, local food…Works For Me!
You’ll find lots of great info about eating real food at Real Food Wednesday!
Here are some great links for further reading:
If you would like to have your own farm fresh eggs head on over to Life On A Southern Farm, she’s having a nesting box giveaway!
April 15th, 2009 at 8:29 am
Someday I’d love to hear more about your local sources! We joined a CSA for the first time this year, so I have vegetables covered, but I can’t quite make the leap to local meat prices.
April 15th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
I love that rooster pic, I’m a rooster fan. I need to eat healthier too, thanks for all of the links.
April 15th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
I’m a rooster fan too, but no roosters around here, bummer. Dh doesn’t like the crowing.
April 15th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Thanks so much for sharing this information. This is an area where we have MUCH room for improvement, so I can use all the help I can get!
Have a fabulous evening.
April 16th, 2009 at 12:25 am
Forget the roosters, that’s an awesome tomato picture! Makes me even more excited for our garden.
Thanks for joining in on Real Food Wednesdays!
Kelly
April 16th, 2009 at 8:18 am
Meredith, I’ll email you our sources for local meats and veggies!
Tess, I really like roosters and chickens too…dreaming of the day we get to have our own flock scratching around the yard!
Mother Hen,
At least the hens are cute, sweet and leave nice presents…fresh eggs!
Kimm,
Thanks for the comment! I’m very new to this as well. I’m just changing one area at a time. It helped me to look at what we were eating and try to find a natural or local source for it.
Kelly,
I’m with you on the tomato pic! Fresh tomatoes here we come! I don’t even buy the winter tomatoes at the grocery store. They are bland, grainy and never taste anything like the real deal!
April 17th, 2009 at 8:06 am
Our chickens just started laying again…yipee, we have our freezer stocked with meat from a local cow that we “split” with friends, and I am getting all my veggies in the ground this week. I am off to a good start, but I admit, I can’t pass up my “free with coupon” junk food. I know, I know…it’s not long term thinking. hee heee
April 17th, 2009 at 8:49 am
Laryssa~
Thank you for stopping by my blog and for the sweet comments you left. Your blog is adorable…love all the information about local food….I dream of having chickens and a garden one day, once hubby is out of the Navy that is. Love your paintings the little bird inspirations are adorable, not to mention the eggs and feathers!!
May you have a wonderful day!!
Hugs~T
April 20th, 2009 at 10:28 am
Have you read “The Hundred Mile Diet”? It’s a great read about the challenges of living a full year of eating very locally – within a hundred miles of where you live. It’s also just become a new series on the Food Network. Can’t wait for the warm weather – we live in the the southern Ontario “Greenbelt”, so fresh produce is close by, even for city-dwellers like us!
April 22nd, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Jen,
Wow you are doing great! It must be a lot of fun to have your own chickens. I think my kids would really like to gather the eggs!
Tami,
So glad you like the prints!
Leslie,
I haven’t read it. It sounds great though. I was in Canada about 12 years ago. We were there when the fresh asparagus was coming in. It was wonderful! Thanks for saying hi!