Localvore Week at Old Shaw Farm

Inspired by the localvore happenings around Vermont, a few of us here at the farm are going to eat only foods produced within a hundred miles for the next week. It should be a fun challenge!

I did a grocery shop in preparation last night and it was the most meat and dairy intensive shopping I've ever done. Today we baked bread with wheat from Butterworks Farm in Westfield, Vermont. I also found cornmeal, beans, and, of course, yogurt from Butterworks Farm. As everyone who has tried out the localvore project in Vermont has found, Butterworks farm is THE place for local products not easily found. (They even make sunflower oil, but we haven't been able to find any yet.)

During harvest today I kept thinking about what I could make out of the crops we were picking. Kale casserole, carrot stew, potato pancakes... (When I figure out how to put pictures on the blog, I'll post photos of the creations.)