Comments on: Eat Local http://www.lifeofelle.com/2010/02/04/eat-local/ Insert Tagline Here Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:38:03 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Michele http://www.lifeofelle.com/2010/02/04/eat-local/comment-page-1/#comment-7753 Michele Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:56:22 +0000 http://www.lifeofelle.com/?p=1933#comment-7753 We grew a very large garden last summer and fall and actually stored quite a bit of it in the freezer and basement. So it's February now and we're almost through eating all the bulb onions and potatoes, but we have a ton of zucchini and tomatoes in the freezer and several winter squash still in the basement. We also have enough garlic and shallots left to make through another couple months. In the garden, our perennial onions are growing like crazy right now, so we're enjoying lots of fresh green onions. The kale and collards that wintered over are also putting on lots of new growth. I thought I'd get sick of greens and squash, but we're still eating them at least once a week. Greens are probably the most sustainable home grown veggie one could grow! We grew a very large garden last summer and fall and actually stored quite a bit of it in the freezer and basement. So it’s February now and we’re almost through eating all the bulb onions and potatoes, but we have a ton of zucchini and tomatoes in the freezer and several winter squash still in the basement. We also have enough garlic and shallots left to make through another couple months.

In the garden, our perennial onions are growing like crazy right now, so we’re enjoying lots of fresh green onions. The kale and collards that wintered over are also putting on lots of new growth.

I thought I’d get sick of greens and squash, but we’re still eating them at least once a week. Greens are probably the most sustainable home grown veggie one could grow!

]]> By: kim hartman http://www.lifeofelle.com/2010/02/04/eat-local/comment-page-1/#comment-7750 kim hartman Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:51:59 +0000 http://www.lifeofelle.com/?p=1933#comment-7750 We do try and eat food that is locally grown. We grow all our own herbs year aound (tough in Michigan, but we manage). Local Meat is not available to us but we do eat a ton of Venison that my husband hunts. It's clean protein and very tasty. Farmer's market all the way in the summer months. Looking into growing more vegtables this year, but it's tough where we are. Great thread, thanks Lisa. We do try and eat food that is locally grown. We grow all our own herbs year aound (tough in Michigan, but we manage). Local Meat is not available to us but we do eat a ton of Venison that my husband hunts. It’s clean protein and very tasty.

Farmer’s market all the way in the summer months.

Looking into growing more vegtables this year, but it’s tough where we are.

Great thread, thanks Lisa.

]]> By: Jenny (Jens) http://www.lifeofelle.com/2010/02/04/eat-local/comment-page-1/#comment-7749 Jenny (Jens) Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:38:07 +0000 http://www.lifeofelle.com/?p=1933#comment-7749 we would love to join a CSA but honestly we don't like soo much of what would be in the box so we I try to shop the farmers market when they have good stuff. Otherwise I really really try to buy local stuff at whole foods. Meat, I always try to get the local stuff when they have it at WF and would love to buy a share in beef and plan to once I can get a chest freezer! we would love to join a CSA but honestly we don’t like soo much of what would be in the box so we I try to shop the farmers market when they have good stuff. Otherwise I really really try to buy local stuff at whole foods.

Meat, I always try to get the local stuff when they have it at WF and would love to buy a share in beef and plan to once I can get a chest freezer!

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