tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436582727672829057.post7726932641276202603..comments2023-11-05T05:52:03.017-06:00Comments on Burp!: Milwaukee: Eat Local ChallengeLohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17556786828389873562noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436582727672829057.post-18434712813455090522008-09-04T10:32:00.000-05:002008-09-04T10:32:00.000-05:00I can't wait to hear about your experience - pleas...I can't wait to hear about your experience - please write more about this! I'm definitely on the locavore bandwagon, but that is easy to do in Seattle in the summertime...February is another story...<BR/><BR/>I have a friend in Milwaukee who just recently started a tiny urban farm and is selling at some farmers markets (I think she named her business Honey Hill Farms?)<BR/><BR/>And AMEN about voting with your dollars - the only way local/organic/sustainable food will BECOME accessable to all is if those of us who CAN, support the movement when it is young and inconvenient...Mallowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567055146387609802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436582727672829057.post-73743857269794780952008-09-04T09:38:00.000-05:002008-09-04T09:38:00.000-05:00TOTALLY agreed about local food being more accessi...TOTALLY agreed about local food being more accessible.<BR/><BR/>We're luck in the sense that we live in a city that (remarkably) provides a good variety of sources for local fare. It wasn't always like that, but these days we have a lot of options. We have a co-op that is invested in local food, a number of CSA's that deliver locally, and farmer's markets on Saturdays :) Admittedly, sometimes it's difficult for us to get UP at the crack of dawn on a Saturday to get to the market... but, overall it's fairly convenient.<BR/><BR/>I do think that a beginning is to "vote" with our dollars -- and try to support as much local business as possible. But, I think that's just a start. Personally, I'd like to see more communities making local eating a priority.Lohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02627131190832189839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436582727672829057.post-20506720922974831582008-09-04T09:26:00.000-05:002008-09-04T09:26:00.000-05:00I find eating locally to be a pretty big challenge...I find eating locally to be a pretty big challenge. <BR/><BR/>When I'm travelling up to NJ on the weekends to visit my horses, there are ample farm stands around, but it seems odd to be driving so far out of my way to "eat locally". Farmer's markets that are close to home often run at inconvenient days and times, so it's very hard to get to them. If I really rush, I can get to the Stamford farmer's market at lunch from work. If I get up really early on Sunday I can get to the one in Rye. Farmer's markets are never a leisurely affair for me. None of the CSA programs operate out of the markets near me. My mother used to belong to one that ran out of the Rye market, but they stopped selling there. <BR/><BR/>My biggest criticism of the local food movement is its lack of accessibility to many. If I have to rush around or drive out of my way to eat local food, and I'm a 9-5 middle class person with a car, how hard is it for people who don't have cars? How about people with three jobs? I'd like to see local food accesible to everyone.The Short (dis)Order Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05510572788683143569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436582727672829057.post-85997951920216929512008-09-03T10:31:00.000-05:002008-09-03T10:31:00.000-05:00Brilliant!I always try to eat locally - although I...Brilliant!<BR/><BR/>I always try to eat locally - although I'm not militant about it... I like my Asian condiments a tad too much I think! (Not to mention Italian canned tomatoes!)<BR/><BR/>Good luck - I will follow with interest!Laura Patersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17588036645858886259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436582727672829057.post-45441348350999074832008-09-02T19:33:00.000-05:002008-09-02T19:33:00.000-05:00It's a great movement..keep us up to date on your ...It's a great movement..keep us up to date on your progress!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436582727672829057.post-47208622977115482112008-09-02T16:04:00.000-05:002008-09-02T16:04:00.000-05:00Good luck! I try, but it's hard to find farmer's ...Good luck! I try, but it's hard to find farmer's markets that aren't Tuesday morning at 8 a.m. on the wrong side of town...The Blonde Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00085499120024055465noreply@blogger.com