what kinds of organics, (& variety of) are available where you live?

[mimitabby]

I am on my 4th year of getting a farm share from a local organic farm!
FUN! You never know what you're going to get, so you learn to eat new foods.
When we went on vacation last year, i got someone else to pick up (and eat ) my veggies. THey loved it too.

Living in Seattle, you have access to all kinds of organic produce! you can be fussy and only eat local stuff; if there's not a label, the grocer can tell you where it's from.


I don't have "knife skills" but with a decent french knife i can cut vegetables and make good meals. (what are knife skills?)

We have been cooking almost exclusively from "scratch" since I was on my own.
I can't imagine living any other way. Sure, it takes time, but so does everything else. And my stomach is happy and i don't have a weight problem.

[redrhodie]

I have excellent knife skills, but I still hate chopping. I'm just not meant to toil away in the kitchen . That's been the hard part of the farm share. I'm forced to cook. Ugh. But, I love the produce, and dbf (who is a chef and ALWAYS at work these days) has been impressed and amazed that I've been making good meals. I guess I'll do it if I'm forced to.

I saw this knife skills book in the library, and I thought it was beautiful. Mimi, I think you would love the drawings.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Kni.../9780393061789

Sad that the one review is bad. I read enough to disagree.

[coyote]

Along with buying organic, there is a sustainable community movement going on. The theory is that everyone can have a garden and contribute. There are a couple of community gardens here. One of them even has their own farmers market. We also have a problem with the farmers markets being more like craft fairs. But the community foodbank sponsors 2 really good farmers markets and they have a workshop on how to garden. The garden coordinator will even come out to your garden and help you get started.

[shootingstar]

Sounds like a good deal, zen.

We shop often at the market(s) here. I confess that we don't necessarily aim for organic, just local is good enough for us. Right now the raspberries are in abundance..and apricots. Gorgeous stuff.

Local blueberries have just made their appearance while local strawberries and cherries are towards the tail end.

ANd since we're on the coast, it's on the lookout for fresh whole salmon at good prices..but now it's way more expensive than other years.