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What Are the Local Options Right Now?
I got curious about what exactly could be had in the way of local food right now, so I called a few places to find out.
At Virginia’s Health Foods in Mobile you can find Hastings Farm beef, local Meyer lemons, Henrietta’s goat milk, and local honey.
At Martha Rutledge Catering you can buy local honey. They don’t have Henrietta’s goat cheese right now because the goats don’t produce as much milk during the winter.
At Jimmy Lowe’s you can get some regional items: Mississippi sweet potatoes, Louisiana satsumas, and Florida oranges.
At Hazel’s Market in Daphne you can get local satsumas, and a few odds and ends of Irvington Cattle Company beef. They were expecting to get more beef soon. Jim from Irvingtoon Cattle Co. tells me that they were delivering ground beef and roasts this week, and have more aging at the processor right now, so expect Hazel’s to be fully stocked in mid-February.
Keep your eyes open as you drive the rural roads. You can find farms selling honey, pecans, and a few other items.