I've been reading about one local summer this morning. Fantastic idea! I WOULD have taken the challenge, but as usual, I'm "a day late and a dollar short."
But I'm still going to do it from my little corner. In fact, I'm going to take it a step further. With two garden plots and the CSA, my goal is to not buy ANY produce from the grocery for the entire summer. The only exception being bananas and avacados (or some other not-possible-to-be-grown-here-irresistible-fruit), neither of which I could do without. I'll post a "confessional" once a week for full disclosure.
Dairy is a bit more difficult around here. But Rebekah Grace is my gal. Best.milk.ever. Well, Oberweis in Chicago was the best milk ever, but Miss Grace is a close second. My first apartment in Chicago was above the Oberweis ice cream and dairy shop in Oak Park. Ahhh...those were the days! Unfortunately, it turned me into a bit of an ice cream snob. I have yet to find anywhere local that can touch it.
Anyway. Enough reminising. Some' quote of the day: (remember, this was written 15 years ago)
"There is no doubt that, at this time in history, Western civilization is suffering from a great sickness of the soul. The West's progressive turning away from functioning spiritual values; its total disregard for the environment and the protection of natural resources; the violence of inner cities with their problems of poverty, drugs, and crime; spiraling unemployment and economic disarray; and growing intolerance toward people of color and the values of other cultures- all of these trends, if unchecked, will eventually bring about a terrible self-destruction. In the face of all this global chaos, the only possible hope is self-transformation."
I'm sure you'll do great not buying any produce at the grocery stores this summer- It's totally possible I'm sure! I can't wait to see what you are going to make--bound to be yummy!
Posted by: jessica | June 06, 2008 at 04:38 PM