100-mile diet-memories

[shootingstar]

We should organize a TE bike trip and tour..GLC'S little garden farm, smilingcat's edible garden jungle, Bleeckergirl's artisan breadmaking bar, etc.

I didn't think of doing alot more grocery produce shopping at local markets until I met my partner. Initially I was abit puzzled by his determination to check out local market each weekend and wherever we vacationed. He was a part-time farmer on weekends for a decade before I met him. Mostly animals and hay-growing, with small garden of beets and a couple of veggies.

And gradually over the years, I've just unintentionally reduced shopping at big grocery chains. Probably right now, we only buy 25% or less of our groceries from large store chains. Rest is from a potpurri of places at the market, independent stores or whatever we see when we bike along. None of this is really consciously planned. Just a long, slow evolution of change over the last 15 years.