First I want to share this cool art installation using nothing but security envelopes:
Next I wanted to share some new Etsy items with you. Since I closed my Emporium, I am listing leftovers and personal stash stuff on my Etsy shop. If you want multiples or want something I used to carry, e-mail me and I will see what I can do for you. I put a few new things up almost every day.
I received a ton of e-mails concerning the imported shrimp a few blog entries ago. I am happy that I am not the only one concerned about this. Did you know that on average our food travels 1500 miles from point of origin to our local store? A few years ago Time magazine had an article about a group of people who decided to challenge themselves to eat only food produced within 100 miles of their home. The blog world joined in and it is still going on. John and I like to shop our local farm market stands. Our farm stands are right in front of the farms indicating, we assumed, that the produce came from that piece of land. Imagine our disappointment when we noticed stickers on the tomatoes (Mexico) and on the cantaloupes (Honduras) that said otherwise. Since we live in Ohio, the growing season is shorter than in warmer climates, but still.... The point is one has to really pay attention when shopping. Not only does it cost the universe pollution, oil, local jobs, etc, but it also costs us in lost nutrients. Really what is the point?
One of the best things about living on the Central Coast of California is the vast amount of fresh food available all year long. Our farmers' markets (there are 8 every week throughout San Luis Obispo County) run all year long and include, besides dozens of kinds of vegetables and fruits, local grown beef, pork,and lamb, not to mention fish stalls with everything from the Pacific which laps our shores. It really is possible to eat almost totally local living here. And of course, it's a beautiful area as well.
Erin in Morro Bay
Posted by: Erin Perry | Friday, 18 February 2011 at 01:12 PM
check and see if there is a food co-op near you we have one in Ypsilanti MI and they try and get local foods yum
Posted by: roberta | Friday, 18 February 2011 at 06:16 PM
Love your etsy shop : ) And I love the security envelopes installed that way. They look (to me) like a turn of the century (last century) quilt.
Posted by: Gayle Pritchard | Sunday, 20 February 2011 at 02:25 PM