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Where will I be getting my food from this year?

2 CSA's- Crisp Country Acres and Silverbeet Farm: I will do 2 because I can preserve food over the summer. Did I mention I live in a climate where we have cold weather 5 to 6 months of the year?

My small garden

Ferris Farm, Azure Standards, and CLNF- these websites will be for grain, beans, nuts etc

Waterstreet Coffee Joint- for my coffee. The best coffee ever! Oh and it just so happens that I work there

Moonique- for milk, cheese, maple sugar, olive oil, chicken

Crisp Country Acres- Beef and Pork

Jack and Jill- Maple Syrup and Asparagus

Husteds- Cherry picking and bushels of pepper seconds

29th Street Market- pick your own herbs

Long Valley Farm- Best garlic ever!!!

Silverbeet Farm- Honey and small tomatoes for dehydrating

Farmer's Market for all sorts of delicious things

Native Harvest for wild rice

Foraging- right now I can pretty much identify black walnuts from peoples yards, autum olive, and sumac. I hope to take 2 to 3 classes to really up my knowledge

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  1. Amy Crabtree CampbellDecember 20, 2019 at 11:13 AM

    You know you have a source in me!

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    1. BithaDecember 22, 2019 at 4:14 AM

      Yes! You do always have the good hookups! I need to add Penzeys to my list for spices. Would never have known about them if it wasn't for you.

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