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Local Perspective – The Urban Ecolife

Local Perspective – The Urban Ecolife

Up until today's Local Perspective, our Guests have written about their experiences eating locally where they live.  For today's post, however, I am very pleased to introduce you to Emily from The Urban Ecolife who is going mix it up a little and talk about her experiences eating locally while traveling! Yes, Emily has been traveling Central & South America…
June 17, 2014
Local Perspective – Blue Yurt Farms

Local Perspective – Blue Yurt Farms

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, picking up and taking off in search of a nice…
June 10, 2014
Local Bite Mini Challenge ::: Week Nine ::: Food Origins

Local Bite Mini Challenge ::: Week Nine ::: Food Origins

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 country).  This fact is incredibly sobering to me and was…
June 9, 2014
Local Perspective – Mama Philosopher

Local Perspective – Mama Philosopher

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 and (live) it”, which is a statement I deeply resonate…
May 27, 2014
Local Bite – Week Three Reflection

Local Bite – Week Three Reflection

Whew!  Well, I can safely say that Week Three of our Local Bite Challenge definitely went better than Week Two did! Maybe it was a shift in my perspective. Maybe the Universe was trying to give me a break. Whatever it is, I'll take it! One simple thing we have learned is just to purchase more meats and cheeses.  Higher…
May 3, 2014
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