Eating locally

For a long time I have been reading the blogs of many ladies who believe strongly in in sustainable local farming and coop farming. It was always one of those things that sounded lovely, like "It's time to go to the co-op and do some weeding so I can earn my share of cage free eggs", or "I'm just gonna take a trip down to the farm and pick up my veggies". It also seemed sorta unobtainable here. I'm not sure why, I mean, there is nothing if not agriculture here in NC. Then last summer a local coffee joint called Krankies started up a farmer's market. There were so many yummies there, including fresh lamb! Within a week I had also taken a trip to a downtown farmer's market and found some beautiful produce and homemade goodies. It felt so nice to be walking among food that was grown by the people I was buying it from. I could talk to them about any aspect of my produce and they would know the answer!
Of course, the summer came and went, and every so often I took a trip downtown to get some goodies, and then I forgot all about it. Then, last week I was sitting at dance and a friend was telling me about how she was going to take her girls out the the farm the next day and pick up her veggies for the week. Turns out there are these wonderful things called CSA's (community supported agriculture) and you can financially support a local farm and in return, gather your lovely local produce every week. Sounds great! Now, all I have to do is find one of these programs in Connecticut!

Check out this site to find local farming opportunities in your area : http://www.localharvest.org/

There is an alpaca CSA only 173 miles away from New Haven!!!!!