Breakfast was all-local (except for a small amount of butter): fried egg on toast and an apple. Dinner included more butternut squash and a local tomato.
Chris reported back to me on the produce at Saturday's market: red and yellow tomatoes, sweet potatoes, beans, wax beans, peppers, eggplant, pumpkin, greens (likely collards), and seafood.
Browsing through my mom's library books, I found Hey Mr. Green: Sierra Magazine's Answer Guy Tackles Your Toughest Green Living Questions. With the current craze for all things eco-conscious, these kinds of guides have sprouted up like weed seeds after a good rain. Still, I thought this one was quite useful, and it includes a chapter on "What to Eat, How to Drink, and Answers to Other Dietary Dilemmas." Among Mr. Green's Food Commandments are (not surprisingly) 2. Buy Organic, 3. Support Local Farmers, and 9. Grow Your Own.
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