Not exact matches
Here in upstate New York (The Hudson Valley actually) we are lucky to have at least 3
local dairies that produce quarts of wonderful
ORGANIC whole milk yogurt (from sheep or cows) easily
found in the
local co-ops &
farm stores.
For instance, she
finds that both certified and non-certified farmers do grow food crops for
local markets, and that their
organic farming methods are also very similar.
When Erica over at Child
Organics (who I met years ago though the Holistic Moms Network) wrote a post about
finding a
local farm to get raw milk, I immediately contacted her for more information regarding her experiences.
«Sometimes these formulations lead us to
local ingredients like sustainably
farmed kelp from the Mendocino coast and for others we have to go all of the way to China to
find organic green tea oil,» explains founder Hillary Peterson.
We
found an events company just a few towns over that was not only zero - waste but was also able to source all of the food for our wedding from
local,
organic farms.
If you ask the farmers, many times you may
find out that the
local farm produce is in fact
organic, or at least close to
organic (meaning they use very minimal chemicals compared to some larger industrial
farms).
Nora Pouillon
founded Restaurant Nora in 1979, sourcing seasonal
organic produce from
local farms she championed.