Good for you, Rebecca Wiese. Eat local. Help support our own farmers like Hannah, and enjoy fresher, healthier food. Thanks for the thoughtful comments.
Mary, I am helping to organize a tribute to Jim Autry (he turned 90 yesterday) to be given to him at the Poetry Palooza! April 6. Would you be willing to write a letter acknowledging his influence as part of a packet of letters? Would you help us identify contact information for any other poets that appeared at the Iowa Poetry Festival years ago (who are still living)? I can send you a few names in case you might know how to best reach them. I would love to forward information to you about the Poetry Palooza. Could I e-mail you?
I pretty much decided this summer that I would avoid buying any vegetables that are not at least regional. It seems to be the wise thing to do for all the environmental reasons, but partly I have noticed that my vegetables last SO MUCH longer when I purchase them locally. I do buy an occasional avocado year-round, in addition to limes and lemons. It has been a challenge as the winter months move in to change recipes to reflect food options.
Today, I went to my local Farmers Market in Decorah, Iowa and bought onions, broccoli, spinach, radishes, garlic, from Humble Harvest, cabbage and fingerling potatoes from other local vendors. I notice that the next and last Farmer's Market is December 17, and I will stock up. Thankfully the local food coop does sell many choices of regionally grown veggies . It will be interesting as the winter moves on, to see what the availability is. It has been a fun experiment, as I envision truckloads of vegetables moving their way across the country from California to Iowa and knowing that no one is making me be a part of that process.
These questions are critical, locally and globally. Thank you for this post!
Good for you, Rebecca Wiese. Eat local. Help support our own farmers like Hannah, and enjoy fresher, healthier food. Thanks for the thoughtful comments.
Mary, I am helping to organize a tribute to Jim Autry (he turned 90 yesterday) to be given to him at the Poetry Palooza! April 6. Would you be willing to write a letter acknowledging his influence as part of a packet of letters? Would you help us identify contact information for any other poets that appeared at the Iowa Poetry Festival years ago (who are still living)? I can send you a few names in case you might know how to best reach them. I would love to forward information to you about the Poetry Palooza. Could I e-mail you?
I pretty much decided this summer that I would avoid buying any vegetables that are not at least regional. It seems to be the wise thing to do for all the environmental reasons, but partly I have noticed that my vegetables last SO MUCH longer when I purchase them locally. I do buy an occasional avocado year-round, in addition to limes and lemons. It has been a challenge as the winter months move in to change recipes to reflect food options.
Today, I went to my local Farmers Market in Decorah, Iowa and bought onions, broccoli, spinach, radishes, garlic, from Humble Harvest, cabbage and fingerling potatoes from other local vendors. I notice that the next and last Farmer's Market is December 17, and I will stock up. Thankfully the local food coop does sell many choices of regionally grown veggies . It will be interesting as the winter moves on, to see what the availability is. It has been a fun experiment, as I envision truckloads of vegetables moving their way across the country from California to Iowa and knowing that no one is making me be a part of that process.