This week - eat local
Of course this has to do with energy conservation and building strong communities: growing your own food or buying the food grown in your locale benefits you and the environment. The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/index.shtml) is proposing a challenge this week to eat only local foods. The Pee Dee area has at least three farms and a farmer's market that raises everything from lamb, chicken and beef to fruits and vegetables:
Oaklyn Plantation
Oaklyn Plantation Free Range Chicken (http://www.freerangechicken.com)
Ovis Hill Farms (http://www.ovishillfarm.com)
The Farmer's Market is located on the north side of Hwy 52 (Lucas St.), west of I-95.
Additionally, many chain food stores sell local produce like peaches from McLeod Farms (http://www.macspride.com/default.asp).
And there is always solar power... plant your own garden. Currently, my four raised beds in the backyard (just installed one more this year), each measuring 4ft. by 8ft. contain green peppers, okra, edamame, pole beans, peas, cherry tomatoes, ground cherries (related to tomatoes, but tangy), sunflowers, and new this season: asparagus and elephant garlic.
It's the season to eat local... and this week, the challenge is every meal.
Happy hunting.
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