tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771406531086876948.post2382761390188033864..comments2019-06-15T19:00:35.213-07:00Comments on The Spiral of Seasons: Defining "local"Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414405931825593371noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771406531086876948.post-4545211647917097442008-06-12T18:39:00.000-07:002008-06-12T18:39:00.000-07:00Hi there, Joy, I just found your blog via the OLS ...Hi there, Joy, I just found your blog via the OLS discussion board. I am just at the beginning of thinking about all this and your response really hit home for me. You are very right, I have made so many changes just by starting to thinking through the issues, well before the "definitive" answer comes to me. (Not that I'm letting myself off the hook!)Tamarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17226355747614697284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771406531086876948.post-57274560024134380162008-06-12T15:24:00.000-07:002008-06-12T15:24:00.000-07:00Thanks, all. I've been counting Oberweiss as local...Thanks, all. I've been counting Oberweiss as local, but I thought their farms were closer. I know they had one in Washington, MO, for awhile.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414405931825593371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771406531086876948.post-8150197859046476442008-06-12T11:21:00.000-07:002008-06-12T11:21:00.000-07:00This has been on my mind lately as well. Your defi...This has been on my mind lately as well. Your definition is much like my own - southwest Illinois and pretty much all of Missouri count as local for me. We currently buy Oberweiss milk because it's hormone and antibiotic free, comes from family owned farms, and is available in refillable glass bottles. Unfortunately it comes from Wisconsin or thereabouts, so we may look for a more local or organic source at some point. <BR/><BR/>For now, my philosophy is to look for food that is: humanely raised (this can include humane treatment of animals and of workers), locally produced, sustainably raised, produced on a small-farm, and/or certified organic. I have no idea whether this is the "right" order, but at least it helps me make choices that make sense for me.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08439736209874653194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771406531086876948.post-88413760077806537222008-06-11T19:31:00.000-07:002008-06-11T19:31:00.000-07:00i've been thinking about this a lot recently as we...i've been thinking about this a lot recently as well, and i think what it boils down to is not beating ourselves up for every little ingredient, but asking the questions and doing the best we can from our choices (and taking the time to find out what our choices really Are). if we can even get Half of our food from within 100 miles, what a difference that will make-and a larger portion of people will see our example and join us! when it's not so stringent i think more people will be encouraged that they too, can make a change. thanks for your thoughts-it's great to see others earnestly seeking the answers to this question.artwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978300938430938690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771406531086876948.post-5261931832533464882008-06-11T13:24:00.000-07:002008-06-11T13:24:00.000-07:00I have a similar approach. I pretty much include ...I have a similar approach. I pretty much include the state of Iowa as "local", plus well into Illinois and Missouri (and possibly even Wisconsin if I needed to), since I'm near the eastern border of Iowa. Most of my local stuff <I>is</I> within 100 miles anyway, but sometimes "not trucked across the country" may have to do. For the OLS meals, though, it's always within 100 miles (with the exception of the spices, oil, and similar stuff). The rest of the time, I'm flexible.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01889743730658239247noreply@blogger.com