$3,641 in pledges towards local food purchases this month

Posted August 1, 2006 * Comments(1)

The Food Project has been collecting pledges to buy local food in August, and at the moment they have $3,641 in pledges. This is all the more impressive when one considers that August is one of the top months for food production in people’s gardens and CSAs, as well as one of the top travel months. All three factors will be limiting my local food purchases: the garden is awash in greens, beans, and herbs; the CSA has been overflowing its box lately; I’m going to be out of town for a good chunk of the month. Still, I’m excited to try out some of the local goods that I couldn’t get from my garden or farm share. For example, at my local farmer’s market, Stillman’s Farm has started selling locally-raised meats, which I’ve been itching to try. Here’s to some good, local eating this month.

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