Eating local

The idea of the 100 mile diet intrigues me.  I've been trying to hunt down local sources of the food stuffs we eat most often.  Meat and cheese are just some of the challenges.  

On Saturday, Shawn and I headed to Oak Ridge Farmer's Market (98 miles from home), where Laurel Creek Farm sells their pasture raised beef, poultry and pork.  We bought hamburger (3 lbs), chicken breasts (2) and thighs (2), bacon (3/4 lb), and sausage (1 lb).  All of it was $30, which I thought was pretty reasonable.  The local "green" grocery sells local grass fed beef for $6 per pound.  We only grabbed sample amounts and if we like it, we'll stock up more next time.

The local food purchase of the day was not planned.  We saw a billboard for Sweetwater Valley Farms Cheese shop on the way home.  I had read about it online but hadn't really planned a trip for cheese.  But hey, we were already out, so we detoured off the freeway.Very tasty stuff.  We ended up loaded down with cheese bricks as well as meats.  It was a very productive shopping expedition.  Now if I could find some decent local wine...