Inspired by Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (written and narrated* by Barbara Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, and Camille Kingsolver), I’ve decided that for the next year I will try to eat only in-season, locally produced food as much as possible. I don’t have a farm, but I will do my best to grow as much as I can in my garden.
The image on the left shows you how far along most of my garden is right now…
But the rhubarb has returned, and might be big enough soon to harvest a couple of stalks. The Egyptian walking onions are healthy looking. The comfrey is back, the mint and sage too, and the last time I checked, the blueberry bushes were in bud. In reality, though, my garden won’t be producing much for a couple of months yet. It’s fortunate, then, that I live in an area with plenty of farmers’ markets and CSA options. I’ll be exploring these in the coming weeks. One important exception I’ll make to the eating local rule is the “ugly” produce box I’ve been getting from Ungraded Produce. The benefits of supporting this local company outweigh the costs, I think.
Would anyone like to join me in this locavore challenge? If you have your own blog, I’d love to know about it. If you’re on Instagram and I don’t already follow you, let me know.
Let’s do this!
*I listen to most things on Audible now.