Our family is trying to reduce our carbon footprint and a big part of that is eating locally. We have a large garden, a small flock of chickens, a few goats and I'm seeing a couple cows in our future. Still there are times when we need to buy stuff.
Like coffee. The best place in the county to buy Fair Trade, Organic coffee is Berea Coffee and Tea, Kentucky's first "green" coffee shop. Their long list of coffees can be found here. While you're at their website you can also read about the process they went through to become "green."
Berea College Farms are selling locally raised beef and other meats. You select how much meat you need, how you want it cut (if you select a quarter or side) and then pick it up and pay for it in the fall when it's ready. Berea College is also trying to become sustainable by raising the food they use on campus on their farms.
There are several farmer's markets in Richmond, Berea and Irvine. The organic market in Berea is open on Tuesday and Friday evenings beside Promenade Gallery. There is another Berea market under the stadium beside the pool at Berea Community School, but I'm not sure of the days. In Richmond the market is in the Lowes parking lot on Tuesday afternoon and Saturday morning. There is a list of other markets in the state here.
I mentioned local strawberries in an earlier post, but leave a comment if you know of any other local food options.
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ReplyDeleteActually, the Berea Farmers' Market no longer vends under the stadium. They relocated permanently to the Visitors Center lawn last year. It's on Tuesdays and Fridays from . They were also open all winter on Tuesdays in the Berea College Ag. building. Also, check out the BC Local Food Initiative (www.berea.edu/localfoodinitiative). MERJ Market is open on the weekends from 1-5 as well...
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for this information. It has been a couple years since I've been to that market. And I've never been to MERJ.
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