Just finished reading Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan. It's convinced me even more that eating local, or even better growing my own, is the best option for feeding myself.
Also been looking at Path to Freedom's challenge to eat what is home grown. It's another call to plant a Victory Garden.
What's really been on my mind as I think about what I've been reading, is how I can eat local this time of year. I went to get local carrots at the co-op on Saturday and they were all gone for the year.... I'm down to being able to buy apples, pears, mushrooms, turnips and potatoes. And what I've preserved.
This year has given me a really good sense of how much I need to preserve if I want to be able to eat local year round. I need to be able to pull from what I've stored for choices in January, February, and probably the beginning of March. I'm making plans to can more applesauce and to dry more corn and cherries. I'm thinking about what crops to plant more of so that I can preserve the excess. I probably could have used a few more tomatoes-since my canned supply will need to get me to July.
Here's my breakfast of applesauce (apples from my tree), locally made bread with locally ground flour, honey, and butter I made with local cream. No compromises here- it's all organic too. The next thing I'm reading is In Defense of Food by Pollan. It's another very interesting book.