Welcome to our tenth Local Bite Mini Challenge! Can you believe we’ve been at this for 2 1/2 months? Amazing, right?! Up until now we’ve focused mostly on food items, but there’s no way I could leave out one of my favorite things ever: Beverages!! So, your challenge this week is…
Today’s Local Perspective comes from Erin at Blue Yurt Farms! Erin and her husband Mike have become a huge inspiration for me as my Partner and I assess how we want to move forward in our journey towards an even more sustainable lifestyle. I joke often about selling it all,…
Welcome to our ninth Local Bite Mini Challenge! This week we are focusing on Food Origins. By now, we’ve all heard the statistic that the average meal in the U.S. travels an average of 1500 miles from farm to table (please enlighten me if you have the stats for your own…
Alright friends, whether you’ve been participating in our big Local Bite Challenge or not, now’s the time to get excited! Why? Because you are formally invited to host or attend your very own Food Independence Potluck! That’s right, we are planning a Potluck for everyone all around the world! (That’s…
I am very pleased to introduce you to my very good friend, Mel from The Faulk Farmstand as our Local Perspective today! Mel is living the next step on our dream towards a more self sufficient life by keeping the most adorable goats imaginable! Need I say more? OK, OK!…
Welcome to our eighth Local Bite Mini Challenge and the knowledge that you are now, officially, completed more than half of the entire challenge (that is, if you’ve been around since April 12th 😉 )! This week we are focusing on Community Gardens. Community Gardens are said to have been…
Did you read that title? Yes, it’s official, as of June 1st, we have hit the mid-way point in this challenge!!! 50 days down, only 50 more to go! Now, please share with me how you’re doing! What are your greatest challenges when it comes to sourcing as much of…
I am thrilled to have Tatiana from Mama Philosopher back with us again today sharing all about her local perspective! As you might recall from her previous post Books Worth Reading, Tatiana is a passionate educator, mother, homesteader and local food advocate! She firmly believes that we can all “figure out (our) truth…