Comments on: Local sustainable food — for cheap http://greenlagirl.com/2008/07/05/local-sustainable-food-for-cheap/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:19:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Beth Sethi http://greenlagirl.com/2008/07/05/local-sustainable-food-for-cheap/#comment-302853 Beth Sethi Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:17:18 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2008/07/05/local-sustainable-food-for-cheap/#comment-302853 Herbs are a great way to grow your own food (and save money) but you can grow so much of your own food and it's so cheap. I recently added up the value of my very small backyard garden and it totaled almost $400 at market value, not to mention gas money saved on trips to the grocery store. I paid less than $50 for the seeds and starts for my garden bounty! Herbs are a great way to grow your own food (and save money) but you can grow so much of your own food and it’s so cheap. I recently added up the value of my very small backyard garden and it totaled almost $400 at market value, not to mention gas money saved on trips to the grocery store. I paid less than $50 for the seeds and starts for my garden bounty!

]]> By: meg http://greenlagirl.com/2008/07/05/local-sustainable-food-for-cheap/#comment-302716 meg Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:36:26 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2008/07/05/local-sustainable-food-for-cheap/#comment-302716 I've discovered another way to eat locally, although nine times out of ten it isn't organic: The chain of 99¢ stores that is actually entitled 99¢ Store carries milk and produce, and it is almost always very local. They don't always have organic milk (some brand I've never heard of), but the produce is nearly always from San Bernardino or Riverside county, and occasionally Los Angeles County. I'm currently polishing off a bag of nectarines (10) grown in El Monte, and very tasty they are too. I've only seen organic produce there a few times, which is too bad. But as a supplement to my farm box, it's a great option, and a way for the less-monied to eat locally. I’ve discovered another way to eat locally, although nine times out of ten it isn’t organic:

The chain of 99¢ stores that is actually entitled 99¢ Store carries milk and produce, and it is almost always very local. They don’t always have organic milk (some brand I’ve never heard of), but the produce is nearly always from San Bernardino or Riverside county, and occasionally Los Angeles County. I’m currently polishing off a bag of nectarines (10) grown in El Monte, and very tasty they are too.

I’ve only seen organic produce there a few times, which is too bad. But as a supplement to my farm box, it’s a great option, and a way for the less-monied to eat locally.

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