Buy local as much as possible. Join a food co-op such as Arroyo Food Co-op https://arroyofoodcoop.com/ or get a local organic farm subscription such as Muir Ranch http://www.muirranch.org/. By doing this we support our local farmers and growers, reduce our carbon footprint by reducing the fuel needed to transport our food, and get local delicious food while building a community. With the Muir Ranch subscription we pick up our fruits and veggies once a week at the local high school, which is where they have their "farm". In the photo above we have greens from our garden mixed with greens from Muir Ranch along with persimmons from Muir Ranch in the salad and butternut squash from Muir Ranch. The brown rice and black beans I buy in bulk.
We never know what we are going to get from our subscription which is fine with me as I love to be creative with my cooking and try new things. When you buy local you end up eating seasonally which is cool because you're eating squash in the fall, melons and lots of tomatoes in the summer, broccoli in the winter, etc. I love that Muir Ranch is staffed by the students from the high school. They help plant the vegetables, water, harvest, sell and provide customer service.
We never know what we are going to get from our subscription which is fine with me as I love to be creative with my cooking and try new things. When you buy local you end up eating seasonally which is cool because you're eating squash in the fall, melons and lots of tomatoes in the summer, broccoli in the winter, etc. I love that Muir Ranch is staffed by the students from the high school. They help plant the vegetables, water, harvest, sell and provide customer service.
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