I’ve started hitting the local farmer’s market. Granted, I cook a lot from scratch. I also pay a little more, and I get everything but dairy at the market.
All of the farmers grow within 90 miles of my home and they are also the ones who sell it at the market. I can even get dog treats there.
There are days like these where the extra spent seems soooo much worth it.
I recently joined a food co-op program. It’s like a subscription to food. I pay a set fee of $10 a week and I get a collection of different things that were harvested that week. I don’t get to choose my mix, and as an exchange I get more food than $10 would normally by at the store. It certainly buys more than I’d get at the local hippy-mart too.
I live in Los ANgeles and have been buying local produce for years at the farmer’s markets and also buying at Whole foods... Somehting to be said for sustainable sourcing... all within 250 miles of me and it keeps the economy going... at the end of the day it is healthier and better tasting... the hell with China.. I will pay a few bucks more... Support America.. (even the liberal companies like whole foods etc..)