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Results of the LocalHarvest Price Comparison Survey

By Ang Jordan | Published: January 24, 2009
LocalHarvest did a price comparison survey in the fall to begin collecting data on the cost of farmers market produce vs the same items bought at a commercial grocery. The study was flawed for a number of reasons, but you can “read the results here”:http://www.localharvest.org/newsletter/20090122/survey-says.html?r=nl. The average cost was anywhere from $.08 to $.22 lower [...]
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ELC Day 18: Reality Sets In

By Ang Jordan | Published: October 18, 2008
When I decided to take this challenge, part of my driving interest was to see how feasible it would be for the average person, with an average income, to eat locally. I anticipated I would do more driving than in a typical month, but I figured my budget could probably absorb it. However, here we [...]
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ELC Day 10: Lessons Learned – Carry Cash, and Don’t Forget the Cooler

By Ang Jordan | Published: October 10, 2008
We returned from our visit to my parents’ late Wednesday, so my eat local challenge started in earnest yesterday. A rather dismal start it was. I had some apples left from Indiana, and had one for my breakfast. Lunch was homemade bread. Jimmy Lowe’s was out of goat’s milk, so the only thing I picked [...]
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