tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post2093978677585167548..comments2024-02-29T00:07:19.080-08:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Local Food Month challengeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-18985172690967830522007-07-13T03:54:00.000-07:002007-07-13T03:54:00.000-07:00Hello again, looking over the comments section for...Hello again, looking over the comments section for other local challengers, I saw my original comment and realised that my newness to blogger resulted in a screwy little comment. You have me listed as Potions in your sidebar -- if you'd like a blog link, you can use this one: http://ecogeekery.blogspot.com/.Lissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093137361172770549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-56209754255256972192007-07-05T06:25:00.000-07:002007-07-05T06:25:00.000-07:00Love the challenge. We've been doing a CSA for 7 y...Love the challenge. We've been doing a CSA for 7 years and that really changed the way I saw food on my plate. I've been challenged again after reading Kingsolvers new book and now spend time in the market asking where my food came from. It's a new challenge and frustrating at time, but glorious in knowing who spent the time creating my food.Kate G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03181021035698637585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-77114325417636668962007-07-03T06:28:00.000-07:002007-07-03T06:28:00.000-07:00Better late than not-at-all ... and eating locally...Better late than not-at-all ... and eating locally is something that I've been trying to do of late, anyway. Very cool.Lissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093137361172770549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-79160069802567451192007-06-26T09:49:00.000-07:002007-06-26T09:49:00.000-07:00Count me in! Sounds like a lot of fun and an oppor...Count me in! <BR/><BR/>Sounds like a lot of fun and an opportunity to share a few learnings around food preservation so we can continue eating local this winter. <BR/><BR/>Thanks!<BR/>LBLate Bloomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17159100187599718156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-5254285591326182492007-06-26T08:45:00.000-07:002007-06-26T08:45:00.000-07:00I am in! It will be a little difficult becuase Sou...I am in! It will be a little difficult becuase South Florida has a completely different growing season than most of the country. We will focus on homeade foods, going to The Boy's Market (the only local produce and meat market open this time of year), eating fresh veggies from my potted plant garden, and no fast food or take out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-84244526841483839582007-06-24T23:11:00.000-07:002007-06-24T23:11:00.000-07:00Count us in! So excited to see what this brings to...Count us in! So excited to see what this brings to our family. Thanks for the inspiration to jump in!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-39855100140516127672007-06-23T05:23:00.000-07:002007-06-23T05:23:00.000-07:00I love that you challenge us! We are going to jum...I love that you challenge us! We are going to jump into this one too. Thank you for your inspiration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-37191158843335302022007-06-18T06:34:00.000-07:002007-06-18T06:34:00.000-07:00Crunchy,I"m on board and can't wait! Thank you fo...Crunchy,<BR/>I"m on board and can't wait! Thank you for your inspiration!<BR/>Lrappsoopuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15012092849288557716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-43911294876091672282007-06-17T09:28:00.000-07:002007-06-17T09:28:00.000-07:00We'd been talking about this and planning to move ...We'd been talking about this and planning to move that direction. So, I'm in with a small caveat. Our plan is to not replace the packaged and frozen food as we use it up, but we do need to use it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-55582912000015811042007-06-16T13:58:00.000-07:002007-06-16T13:58:00.000-07:00If AD is in, I'm in. Mmmmm local produce.If <A HREF="http://www.anandadevika.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow"> AD</A> is in, I'm in. Mmmmm local produce.Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833417790298362108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-1079273730091303762007-06-16T13:11:00.000-07:002007-06-16T13:11:00.000-07:00I have not read Carnivore's Dilemma, but am now re...I have not read Carnivore's Dilemma, but am now reading Barbara Kingsolver's book about local eating called Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and am enjoying it and learning a lot. <BR/><BR/>I picked the last of the strawberries today at my local U-pick farm and I'm getting ready, for the first time in my life, to put them up as strawberry preserves. Picking them was fun and they are way better than Piddlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056865331170868231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-84487732590513989812007-06-16T09:34:00.000-07:002007-06-16T09:34:00.000-07:00christy - I'll be going into more detail in future...christy - I'll be going into more detail in future posts before Local Food Month begins about how to choose local over your other options. I didn't want to discuss it too much in the initial post - it was becoming long enough :)<BR/><BR/>But you have a very valid point, one which I'll bring up as it's own discussion item soon. This is something that definitely needs to be aired out before people Crunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-70924323140699080332007-06-16T08:11:00.000-07:002007-06-16T08:11:00.000-07:00I agree with you but often times when people talk ...I agree with you but often times when people talk about eating local they do make it sound like local is the end all be all. I hear very little discussion about seeing how the local foods were produced. If you are buying local tomatoes were they grown in a fossil fuel heated greenhouse? Questions like that are rarely addressed. And I've never heard anyone but you say anything about what to doChristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920326845870515381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-88534117604403745782007-06-16T05:41:00.000-07:002007-06-16T05:41:00.000-07:00I'm in!! I've been thinking about doing this for ...I'm in!! I've been thinking about doing this for awhile. We are trying to save money, so hopefully this will help! I just found a farmers market not to far away from my house and they sell produce, bread and meat from local farmers!! I'm going to check it out today!!Our Lovely Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10202752065446524953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-73885013954519468692007-06-16T05:29:00.000-07:002007-06-16T05:29:00.000-07:00CC - We're in. Not much effort, because we were a...CC - <BR/>We're in. Not much effort, because we were already moving in that direction. As for the wine and beer question, challenge folks to look for it locally. I'm in Memphis and there are two wineries here that use mostly locally produced grapes. Who would have thought?<BR/><BR/>As for coffee, well, that one's a bit more difficult.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-21713365871958459622007-06-15T19:25:00.000-07:002007-06-15T19:25:00.000-07:00christy - I would argue that eating local could po...christy - I would argue that eating local <I>could</I> potentially be much worse than eating something shipped in. As you mention, it all depends on how the food was produced. By "eating local" there is an implicit assumption that you are not purchasing from an agro-giant who happens to be local to you, nor should it suggest that the "local" producer is better even if they use conventional Crunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-89073295990426755112007-06-15T18:26:00.000-07:002007-06-15T18:26:00.000-07:00I'll be visiting my No. 2 daughter in July as well...I'll be visiting my No. 2 daughter in July as well as some ecologically astute friends and the Farmer's Market is already on my list of "things to do", so we'll be supporting this on my blog, as well.Oldnovicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17714134603537886606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-16192845667618303902007-06-15T17:55:00.000-07:002007-06-15T17:55:00.000-07:00I've been reading a book called The Way We Eat and...I've been reading a book called The Way We Eat and he has an interesting discussion about eating local and how often times it isn't more environmentally friendly, depending on how the food was raised locally and how the imported food was shipped. I've never read anything saying eating local may not be the best thing to do. I still plan on eating locally as much as possible but if anyone is Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920326845870515381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-88710493201215485242007-06-15T14:36:00.000-07:002007-06-15T14:36:00.000-07:00Excellent! I'm in. We've been "practicing" for t...Excellent! I'm in. We've been "practicing" for the September Eat Local month, and for the weekly One Local Summer--and are itching at the bit. Great timing!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543197858284977937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-32371255920773962762007-06-15T14:32:00.000-07:002007-06-15T14:32:00.000-07:00I'm in! In fact, I'm pretty much trying to do thi...I'm in! In fact, I'm pretty much trying to do this already, but like Dana I'm not sure where to find locally grown beans and grains. My CSA and farmer's market will cover the produce nicely, but I'm going to have to search for the other stuff.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01889743730658239247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-68481590861858544422007-06-15T14:27:00.000-07:002007-06-15T14:27:00.000-07:00Wonderful. I'll do it just for the pretty logo al...Wonderful. I'll do it just for the pretty logo alone! Does this post count as me signing up?! I'm signing up! I'm signing up!<BR/><BR/>One thought regarding seafood: Research now appears to show the significant toxins that fish farming can introduce directly into our food/environment. Of course, everyone must research and decide their own parameters, but just wanted to toss that in as a Isle Dancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04755103029114698264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-28154247739627612782007-06-15T13:42:00.000-07:002007-06-15T13:42:00.000-07:00Nichole - I'll be the one fondling the Foraged & F...Nichole - I'll be the one fondling the Foraged & Found Edibles (mmmm.... morels).Crunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-48511129416760137082007-06-15T13:21:00.000-07:002007-06-15T13:21:00.000-07:00Dana-- you and me both, Sister! I think this is a...Dana-- you and me both, Sister! I think this is an important experiment we'll be doing...there must be a way to live sustainably and on a budget. <BR/><BR/>Chicken--see you at the Sunday market! I'll be the one hoarding the rhubarb. mmm pie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-83728036213444219332007-06-15T12:17:00.000-07:002007-06-15T12:17:00.000-07:00Yes, count me in, too! :0)By the way, I ordered th...Yes, count me in, too! :0)<BR/><BR/>By the way, I ordered the DivaCup today. Thanks again for the inspiration!<BR/><BR/>:0)<BR/>MMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14013969477950426381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-42252196991805565422007-06-15T11:28:00.000-07:002007-06-15T11:28:00.000-07:00I forgot to mention. . . I really like the logo. ...I forgot to mention. . . I really like the logo. <BR/>KMHKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18346647849587719149noreply@blogger.com