"Organic" Farming and the True Cost of Food-A Small Farmers Perspective

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29. Mountain local

I live in the northern Rockies and it's hard to grow many items at 7,000ft. But it can be done, and if you have the space, a small greenhouse will do. Also, since you have access to good, quality farmer's market goods, start buying more and canning everything you can. I have survived by doing that for years, sure it's not crispy fresh spinach and all but you still have the satisfaction of knowing where the ingredients came from and it will save you trips to the next large town to buy high priced, out of season foods, you'll still get more nutritional value out of your home canned goods.

Also, should you choose to go the greenhouse route, I suggest purchasing seeds from specific sources that specialize in organic seed. http://secure.seedstrust.com/ is a good place to get seeds, they are organic, provide you with seed collections guides and offer seeds for vegetables that have been developed for high altitudes and higher latitudes. There are others but so far I have been acquiring from this source. It's well worth the initial investment if you can swing it.