I'm with hikerchick. I'm on a first name basis with the women who grow my veggies and beef, and know my pig farmers fairly well. I get my eggs from the birdies in the back. Yes, I shop at the grocery store, but lots of my food comes from people I know.
The beef I eat is primarily grass/hay fed. We are in the second year of drought here, and both the grass and hay are not what the could be. My farmer supplements early for greater marbling in the meat, since fat cells are laid down when the animal is young. Buying directly from the farmers also makes me more aware of the needs of farmers than buying from the supermarket. My veggie CSA is shut down for 2 weeks for the plants to recover. The drought and extreme heat are hurting them, and they have river frontage with good soil and a strongly producing well.
My veggie farmer is looking for a larger location, with cheaper land. She will probably be turning over her current location to a program called Urban Roots. Urban Roots teaches high school students about truck gardening, and in this case organic farming.
The beef I eat is primarily grass/hay fed. We are in the second year of drought here, and both the grass and hay are not what the could be. My farmer supplements early for greater marbling in the meat, since fat cells are laid down when the animal is young. Buying directly from the farmers also makes me more aware of the needs of farmers than buying from the supermarket. My veggie CSA is shut down for 2 weeks for the plants to recover. The drought and extreme heat are hurting them, and they have river frontage with good soil and a strongly producing well.
My veggie farmer is looking for a larger location, with cheaper land. She will probably be turning over her current location to a program called Urban Roots. Urban Roots teaches high school students about truck gardening, and in this case organic farming.
