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When You Can’t Go Local . . . Kopali Organics: Organic Food
August 7, 2008
When is it a good idea not to buy local food? When you're buying Kopali Organics food.
Now we're not advocating locavores start sourcing their food from all over the globe like we did before we knew better...but there are exceptions to every rule, and Kopali Organics serves as a good example of the local food exception.
Kopali Organics sources its goods from land that would otherwise be destroyed by chemicals used in conventional farming or...
Farmers’ Markets: Organic Food
January 11, 2008
As mentioned previously, Farmers’ Markets and CSAs are a great alternative to acquiring your organic produce (and protein, and honey, and flowers, etc) if you opt against shopping at large grocery stores, with less selection, and
...Community Supported Agriculture: Organic Food
January 9, 2008
As more and more people turn to organic food, it’s important to take a step back and ask where your food comes from and how it’s obtained. Let’s start with produce, shall we?
Large grocery stores are beginning to sell more organic produce; natural and organic high-end markets such as Whole Foods Market offer a considerable selection but are oftentimes pricey. What’s an organic convert to do?
CSA’s and Farmer’s Markets, my friend…
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