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Summertime Experiment

Over the past year, I have been reading more and more about eating local and what it means.  I have always been supportive of our local restaurants that use local organic products and shop the smaller local farmer's markets in my neighborhood.

This all got me thinking ... could we do a month of meals eating local?   Now I do live in Minnesota so realistically summer is the best time to do this.  But can I do it while having a busy work schedule, exhaustion, and a food tolerance?  It does mean a lot of planning and energy to take this on.  All this said I am ready to take on the challenge.

So begins the month of eating local.   Stay tuned for more posts on this experiment and see what recipes come from it.


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