how close to your food source are you ?

[cathou]

Do you think it's important to be geographically from your food ? do you grow your own food, do you hunt or fish or do you try to choose products produced locally at your grocery store ?


for myself, of course i'm in canada, so only have local product all year long is impossible. i grow cucombers, tomatos, radish, carrots, lettuce and peas bell peppers. i dont hunt but i buy each year half a cow from a local dairy producer. i also pick blueberries, strawberries and rasberries in nearby fields. in spring i buy maple syrup from somebody i know that produce it, in autumn i usually pick apples, and buy vegetables from local farms. but from november to april most of the fresh products we have come from the USA.

plus i make my own bread, if i eat cookies i usually bake them, and i usually cook myslef a good half of everything we eat. plus usually if i have the choice of two identical product for the same price, i will usually pay attention to buy the one produced here.

and you escapists ?

 

[Queen Michael]

I honestly don't know. Where do Oreo cookies grow?

 

[Disco Biscuit]

What's your home address? I'll let you know.

Kidding. I live literally down the road from my primary animal food source, chicken eggs (and occasional meat). If you're not buying fresh eggs, you're buying shit and just don't know it. Anyone who grew up on a farm does though.

 

[MysticSlayer]

I'm pretty close. I can see a Publix from my bedroom window.

As for where it comes from before getting to Publix, I don't know. Some of it was grown somewhere in the state. I don't know about all of it, though.

 

[Rosiv]

I honestly don't know. Where do Oreo cookies grow?

Oreo cookies don't grow anywhere silly. They are crafted by the Oreo elves, how else could they get such interesting designs?

On topic: I live near the canadian border around a lot of amish farms as well as local farmers. I still do my shopping at the local grocers simply because I lack the ability to drive. I find that whenever I do go to a farmers market, the food is very pricy and I live on a budget.

 

[Queen Michael]

I honestly don't know. Where do Oreo cookies grow?

Oreo cookies don't grow anywhere silly. They are crafted by the Oreo elves, how else could they get such interesting designs?

Of course! That's why my brother laughed when I asked him that question!

 

[Ryotknife]

Unless its from China, I couldnt give a toss where some of my stuff comes from. Ive had seafood from Argentina, Canada, US, Sweden, Norway, and Japan and cant tell any difference. Aspects like if its wild caught or farm raised makes more of a difference than its origin.

Produce is the only thing i prefer local due to freezing taking a lot of flavor out, that said most of my produce is probably from California (im in NY)

 

[Scarim Coral]

Well my parent sometime vegtable like watermelon, a water liliy/ lotus plant that goes well in Chinese soup and other lettues. We even had a pear tree at one time.

Now I typed sometime due to the British weather being unpredictable and alot of rain.

 

[Vendor-Lazarus]

I grew up and still live on a farm owned by my mother surrounded by other farms, one owned by my grandparents and one by one of my aunts.
My father was a hunter, bringing home deer, moose, wild boar and pheasants.
My mother raised chickens and rabbits and sheep. My grandparents raised cows and sheep and my aunt raised pigs and sheep.
My grandparents grew potatoes, barley, wheat and oats.
You could also add a few apple, pear, plum, peach, cherry and juniper trees and gooseberry bushes.
Found growing wild in the nearby surroundings and forests you also had rowanberry trees, blackthorn bushes, rose hip bushes, raspberry, blueberry, lingonberry and a wide range of edible mushrooms.

 

[Chimpzy_v1legacy]

I grow peppers, spices and herbs so I can make my own seasonings. Made a wicked chili powder out of them, both in taste and hotness. My parents also grow all manner of veggies and some fruits in their garden. They produce more than they can consume themselves, so I regularly take some along. I'd probably grow more of my own veggies too, but I don't have the room for it.

If you're not buying fresh eggs, you're buying shit and just don't know it. Anyone who grew up on a farm does though.

Indeed, that's why I buy mine from an elderly farmer couple at our local street market. They're far better than storebought ones, and, all things considered, cost about the same.

 

[McElroy]

My food is from Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland and occasionally Spain and of course some of it is domestic. I'm too cheap to give a second thought unless it's something they used to produce here but relocated.

edit. live in southern Finland myself

 

[Michel Henzel]

I have no bloody idea where it all comes from aside from the fact that it comes from the local supermarket. I have however ate a chicken that I picked out and killed myself. It was one weird experience.

 

[DefunctTheory]

We scavenge mushrooms and berries from the woods when their in season. Buy corn and squash vegetables from farms down the road, as well as picking our own apples from the trees. About 1 hr 20 mins from the Chesapeake Bay. Occasionally get free eggs. Occasionally get fresh veggies from the Amish markets.

If you're not buying fresh eggs, you're buying shit and just don't know it.

I don't think that's even remotely true.

Now, apples and corn. Those lose so much when going through the super market process. I literally cannot eat apples unless we get them from the orchards. The freezing process kills the texture and sweetness.

 

[Yopaz]

What's your home address? I'll let you know.

Kidding. I live literally down the road from my primary animal food source, chicken eggs (and occasional meat). If you're not buying fresh eggs, you're buying shit and just don't know it. Anyone who grew up on a farm does though.

I've grown up on a farm. We used to get our own eggs. Now I buy whatever is cheapest. I honestly can't taste a difference. Well, there are less fertilized eggs when you go with storebought. This might depend on where you live, but I don't know. I would never by imported eggs.

OT: Meat is produced nationally (mostly) fish comes from various places, dairy is produced regionally. Fruits and vegetables are mostly imported since it's almost never the season for any crops. I generally don't care where the food is from with the exception of chicken and eggs due to (irrational) fear of salmonella.

 

[DefunctTheory]

Oh, I forgot, we get fresh sausage all the time. We know quite a few people around here that raise and slaughter their own pigs, and they always have extra sausage to go around.

Really good stuff.

 

[Kyrian007]

I live in Kansas. I live minutes away from bread, anything with corn in it. Anything with soybean in it. Cows, cattle, sheep, alpaca, sunflower... it's just a plus (along with many minuses) of living in the US's breadbasket.

 

[Neurotic Void Melody]

The local human school isn't far from here, but the homeless ones are less of a hassle for repercussions.
Errrm, i make and grow what i can, though lately circumstances have forced me to take more convenient options. But i still get duck, chicken and quail eggs for free thanks to some overzealous animals around, home grown spuds, 'cumbers, tomatoes, herbals etc and local milk...all pretty good to be fair. I just need to work on the home made booze scene now.

 

[Disco Biscuit]

I grow peppers, spices and herbs so I can make my own seasonings. Made a wicked chili powder out of them, both in taste and hotness. My parents also grow all manner of veggies and some fruits in their garden. They produce more than they can consume themselves, so I regularly take some along. I'd probably grow more of my own veggies too, but I don't have the room for it.

If you're not buying fresh eggs, you're buying shit and just don't know it. Anyone who grew up on a farm does though.

Indeed, that's why I buy mine from an elderly farmer couple at our local street market. They're far better than storebought ones, and, all things considered, cost about the same.

Exactly, and if you want to buy "Prime Organic AAA Whateverthefuck" eggs from a store, then buying them from a local almost always ends up being less expensive. A friend of mine decided to become one of those locals. He's in his early 30's with a wife and little girl, and he raises chickens for their eggs. He went vegan in his late 20's, but didn't love that, so he decided to add back animals products that he could be sure met his standards.

 

[cathou]

I live in Kansas. I live minutes away from bread, anything with corn in it. Anything with soybean in it. Cows, cattle, sheep, alpaca, sunflower... it's just a plus (along with many minuses) of living in the US's breadbasket.

but living near where food is produced doesnt mean that you are eating locally produced food.

we produce strawberries in quebec. a lot. of course, off season, we eat imported strawberries. but they import strawberries all year long from california. right now, if i go to the grocery store, i can buy strawberries from california, and strawberries from Quebec, for pretty much the same price...