Resources
One of the biggest challenges to eating locally is finding local farms, suppliers, and other sources for your food. Here are resources for all things local—from local farms to local foodie bloggers to family fun and wellness.
Shop for Inspiration
Once you find your food, figuring out what to do with—and finding the right tools—is the next step. Here are some books, products, and other resources that I find helpful.
My Favorite Cookbooks
Other Great Books and Tools for Cooking Local
Links to Great Sites
Family Fun
- Pick Your Own Christmas Tree A nationwide listing of Christmas Tree farms. http://pickyourownchristmastree.org/index.htm 0
Local Food Source
- Bigg Riggs farms local supplier of amazingly delicious condiments and other fun stuff. http://www.biggriggsfarm.com/ 0
- Buy Local Virginia listing of CSAs and farmer's markets in Virginia. http://www.buylocalvirginia.org/ 0
- Eco Steward's Alliance listing of CSAs and farmer's markets in the Washington, DC metro area. http://www.ecostewardsalliance.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=7&Itemid=15 0
- PA Organic Local food resources for those on the East coast. http://www.paorganic.org/ 0
- Real Time Farms Find local farms and restaurants, whereever you live. http://www.realtimefarms.com/ 10
Northern VA local grocers and suppliers
- Mapple Avenue Market Food from the owner's Great Falls farm and other local meats, dairy, and packaged goods. http://www.mapleavenuemarket.com/index.html 0
- Montgomery Farm Womens Cooperative Supports women in the trades ~ vendors year round. http://www.farmwomensmarket.com/index.htm 0
- Reston Farmer's Market Local produce, meat, dairly, breads, honey, and more Saturday mornings from May through November. http://restonfarmersmarket.com/ 0
- The Organic Butcher Organic and locally sourced meats, produce, dairy and other things. http://theorganicbutcher.com/ 0
- Washington's Green Grocer Local produce delivered to your door year round! http://www.washingtonsgreengrocer.com/ 0
Southern SOLE Food Challengers
- AnnieRie Unplugged Annie is from Maryland. http://annieriedora.wordpress.com/ 0
- Eat. Drink. Nourish. Jess is from South Carolina. http://eatdrinknourish.blogspot.com/ 0
- Eating Appalachia Jes is from Southwest Virginia. http://eatingappalachia.com/ 0
- Eating Floyd Rebecca is from Southwest Virginia. http://www.eatingfloyd.blogspot.com/ 0
- Family Foode Survival Guide Liz is from Northern Virginia. http://food4five.wordpress.com 0
- Sincerely, Emily Emily is from South Texas. http://emilysincerely.wordpress.com/ 0
- The Soffritto Victoria is from Maryland. http://www.thesoffritto.com/ 0
- Windy City Vegan WCV is from Chicago. http://windycityvegan.wordpress.com/ 0
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