WE HOPE TO BRIDGE-THE-GAP BETWEEN PEOPLE WHO WANT TO CHANGE AND THE RESOURCES AND WAYS IN WHICH TO REALLY DO THIS. BRINGING PEOPLE AND THEIR LOCAL, SUSTAINABLE AND FAIR RESOURCES TOGETHER IS WHAT WE ARE ALL ABOUT. WE NEED TO SHARE OUR KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM AS WELL AS ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO THINK, SPEAK AND ACT OUT FOR THE PRESERVATION OF OUR COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Eat Local!
I realize this is a Hellmanns commercial but it is something for us to think (act) about! Lets start acting!
Just in facilitation of the above idea, anyone in the area of Guelph can practice this quite easily.Every Saturday morning a downtown farmers market opens and runs until twelve. In it one can purchase 100% homegrown vegetables, potatoes and fruits. You can also find good quality fair trade coffee, honey, eggs, humanely raised meat, home-baked bread, cheeses, etc. It should really be made use of, considering it is actually often cheaper to buy it from this market than the supermarket, not to mention the immensely superior quality of product. Restaurants too will often make use of homegrown food, and there's something good about supporting a local business. Guelph has three businesses (that I know of) which serve locally purchased food: With the Grain (cafe/lunch) The Borealis (Dinner) and The Woolwich Arms and Arrow (Lunch/Dinner/Pub). On top of food choice, the Borealis and The Woolwich support local talent, and showcase artists at least weekly. If you're afraid that acting morally will spoil your night out, don't be. I attend the 'Wooly' quite regularly,the atmosphere is indulgingly cozy, and one has no trouble forgetting that there's a world outside. Not to mention they serve good beer (that's cask matured stouts and ales if you're anything of a connoisseur and 'about a bajillion times better than a Molson or a Bud' if you're not). Anyway, that's about all I know, but if you live in the Guelph area, make good use of it. You won't regret it.
Just in facilitation of the above idea, anyone in the area of Guelph can practice this quite easily.Every Saturday morning a downtown farmers market opens and runs until twelve. In it one can purchase 100% homegrown vegetables, potatoes and fruits. You can also find good quality fair trade coffee, honey, eggs, humanely raised meat, home-baked bread, cheeses, etc. It should really be made use of, considering it is actually often cheaper to buy it from this market than the supermarket, not to mention the immensely superior quality of product.
ReplyDeleteRestaurants too will often make use of homegrown food, and there's something good about supporting a local business. Guelph has three businesses (that I know of) which serve locally purchased food: With the Grain (cafe/lunch) The Borealis (Dinner) and The Woolwich Arms and Arrow (Lunch/Dinner/Pub). On top of food choice, the Borealis and The Woolwich support local talent, and showcase artists at least weekly. If you're afraid that acting morally will spoil your night out, don't be. I attend the 'Wooly' quite regularly,the atmosphere is indulgingly cozy, and one has no trouble forgetting that there's a world outside. Not to mention they serve good beer (that's cask matured stouts and ales if you're anything of a connoisseur and 'about a bajillion times better than a Molson or a Bud' if you're not).
Anyway, that's about all I know, but if you live in the Guelph area, make good use of it. You won't regret it.