Hello, Sunshine.

I’ve been committed to eating locally for about two months now. Exciting!

This week has been preparation for finals at school, and eating locally has fallen to the way side. I’ve been so busy that taking the time for preparing food is difficult. I have food in my fridge that isn’t being eaten! I’m really seeing how it’s a luxury in a way, for many people to eat naturally and locally. It takes planning, preparation, and lots of time. I have been on a mission to do this affordably and very time efficiently, but its certainly a challenge sometimes.

I find that the rewards are very sweet though. Two months in I notice that I enjoy the food that I eat so much more, as the flavors are more powerful. I enjoy paying for the food so much more, because I KNOW who I’m supporting. I enjoy participating in the natural flow of the seasons, because there has always been something off about eating bananas and coconuts in December in the snow. Even if my selection is more limited, that is how it’s SUPPOSED to be. It brings me back to reality out of the mecca of selection at the modern grocery store, and back in touch with nature.

So this week I’ve been eating less local food, and I can feel the difference. Take out just doesn’t have the vibrancy that fresh local food does.

Yesterday I trekked in the ice cold and bright sun to get some produce before one of my finals. I purchased about nine bunches of kale (the cashier laughed when I got to him, given I had kale up to my chin!), carrots, some raw cheese (this i eat very sparingly, i will share with my friends), plums, and a baby salad mix. All looking incredibly delicious stuffed into my fridge.

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