Gotta say it would be much easier where I live as there are thriving farmers markets in 3 directions. And I get beef from a local guy and my kids raise pork and lamb for home consumption, also locally available is USDA Elk (really, some dudes farming them here), free range eggs, chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys, buffalo, beefalo as well as sheep cheese and goat cheese.
Lots of local orchards for apples, cherries, peaches, pears, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and we can go into the mountains for wild mushrooms and huckleberries.
These peeps are living in the wrong place, move to where the food is.
“...move to where the food is.”
Shhh! The Midwest is already FULL of Yuppies, LOL!
Actually, I sell free-range eggs as an additional income stream, so I like Yuppies that will pay upwards of $2 for a 39-cent dozen eggs, or $3.00 a pint for Raspberries or $5 a jar for my homemade Pesto. ;)
As an aside, that new book by Kingsolver and her family is horrendous! Simply useless. Avoid it at all costs, unless you want a laugh or two.
I’ve read and enjoyed the “Simple Life” books by Scott & Helen Nearing. Granted, their politics were near Marxist, but they inspired me to live off the land more and eat much more simply.
Mainly, I just cook what my Grandmas cooked and “eat seasonally.” Few convenience foods, and cooking from scratch with basic ingredients saves a TON of money.
It’s amazing how much “free” food is all around us, too. You just need to know where to look.