Just chiming in … this is a GREAT book if you are curious about whether trying to eat more local is something that will work for your lifestyle. I bought a copy for a friend, and haven’t yet given it to her because I want to spend more time with it myself.
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e are far from eating a 100-mile diet, but we do try to eat local meat, produce, dairy and cheese. Oh, and cupcakes, soda and chocolate, too, lest you think that local means healthy

Just chiming in … this is a GREAT book if you are curious about whether trying to eat more local is something that will work for your lifestyle. I bought a copy for a friend, and haven’t yet given it to her because I want to spend more time with it myself.
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e are far from eating a 100-mile diet, but we do try to eat local meat, produce, dairy and cheese. Oh, and cupcakes, soda and chocolate, too, lest you think that local means healthy

I would definitely have trouble giving up on non-New England fruits (bananas and pineapple, especially), but otherwise I think it could be doable. Ann, I know you’re from the NE area, how do you do veggies etc in the winter?

This would make a great gift for my parents, thanks for the info on the book!

I would definitely have trouble giving up on non-New England fruits (bananas and pineapple, especially), but otherwise I think it could be doable. Ann, I know you’re from the NE area, how do you do veggies etc in the winter?

This would make a great gift for my parents, thanks for the info on the book!

Hi Callie,
Bananas are the deal breaker here, too. This past year we successfully avoided buying strawberries, despite daughter’s begging. We are, however, giving her an all-day, all-you-can-eat visit to the local pick your own berry place n June. Also, in a bit of a cheat, one of the organizers of our winter farmer’s market has parents who own a citrus orchard in Florida. They send up boxes of freshly-picked citrus. It’s not 100 mile, but it’s organic, fresh, and at least on the same coast. So we enjoyed fresh oranges, grapefruits and juice all winter.

Re: veggies — we eat A LOT of squashes, turnips, potatoes, carrots, onions, as you can imagine — but we are also fortunate to have local sources for kale, swiss chard and other greens, along with some greenhouse grown lettuces and spinach. Cabbages are usually available all winter, too. Honestly, I think I only bought celery at the grocery store, I don’t recall buying too many other veggies that weren’t local. They just don’t taste very good, which is my main motivation.

Hi Callie,
Bananas are the deal breaker here, too. This past year we successfully avoided buying strawberries, despite daughter’s begging. We are, however, giving her an all-day, all-you-can-eat visit to the local pick your own berry place n June. Also, in a bit of a cheat, one of the organizers of our winter farmer’s market has parents who own a citrus orchard in Florida. They send up boxes of freshly-picked citrus. It’s not 100 mile, but it’s organic, fresh, and at least on the same coast. So we enjoyed fresh oranges, grapefruits and juice all winter.

Re: veggies — we eat A LOT of squashes, turnips, potatoes, carrots, onions, as you can imagine — but we are also fortunate to have local sources for kale, swiss chard and other greens, along with some greenhouse grown lettuces and spinach. Cabbages are usually available all winter, too. Honestly, I think I only bought celery at the grocery store, I don’t recall buying too many other veggies that weren’t local. They just don’t taste very good, which is my main motivation.

Incredible! I love reading books on the topic, and am so impressed with people who can do it. I travel > 50% for work so it doesn’t work as well for me, though I do love my (year round!) farmers market.

Incredible! I love reading books on the topic, and am so impressed with people who can do it. I travel > 50% for work so it doesn’t work as well for me, though I do love my (year round!) farmers market.