It’s not often we get the chance to buy directly from a farmer on a food that is well out of our local boundaries so this one is very special to Pancake Boy.
I found a third generation organic maple syrup farmer while surfing Kimi Harris’ nourishing gourmet website. While not many of her meals [...]
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Organic Vermont Maple Syrup Buy
February 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments
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Saving Money by Eating Locally
January 10th, 2010 · 17 Comments
This post is part of Pennywise Platter hosted weekly by Kimi
When I started this journey last year I was emotionally committed and luckily had the resources to back that commitment up. I had decided that even though it costs more to eat this way we would give up other things and hopefully finances would even [...]
Tags: Dark Days Challenge · Saving Money · Wholesale Local Food Buys
Protect Local Farmers and Local Real Food
December 31st, 2009 · 5 Comments
I’ve been a little distracted lately by more than just the holidays. In light of the Kenmore milkshed closing up this month I’ve done lots of digging. It seems the issue is around just who is a Grocer, or Food Establishment in the eyes of the law.
One year ago I switched my family from pasteurized, [...]
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More Roots and Tubers
November 11th, 2009 · No Comments
A few weeks back we did a big roots and tubers buy directly from the organic farmer in Eastern WA. I have more info on him in this post.
He has a few things left and has generously offered to bring them over next Friday, November 20. Here is a listing of what is [...]
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More on Organic Roots and Tubers From Eastern Washington
October 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments
I have a few more details and some instructions and how you can order your organic roots and tubers directly from the farmer in Eastern Washington.
Sustainable Greenlake Buying Coop is organizing a bulk buy of roots and tubers directly from the farmers in Eastern Washington. Please visit http://sustainablegreenlake.com/ for more information on this awesome group.
Christian [...]
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Bulk Root Buy
October 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment
This week one of my favorite local groups, Sustainable Greenlake Food Buying Coop, www.SustainableGreenlake.com is letting me help coordinate a large order of root vegetables directly from the organic farmers in Eastern Washington. This means that organic local, seasonal foods are as cheap for you as they possibly could be.
This is my favorite kind of [...]
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Wholesale Buying Clubs for Food
May 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment
Have you ever heard of a wholesale buying club? It’s kind of like Costco for savvy shoppers who are able to pool orders together with other savvy shoppers and get amazing deals on REAL FOOD. Shhh, dont’ tell everyone about it though.
A whole new world has opened up for me this year. I can’t even [...]






