The real reason the French don’t get fat

[cali]

39. so true and I'm so glad to live where I live

Here's what's within 5 miles of me- many on the way to the general store where I do a lot of my shopping (for dry goods I like the dented can store about 1/2 hour away and Ocean State Job Lots)

Local Beef and heirloom pork:

http://snugvalleyfarm.com/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/LeBlanc-Family-Farm/122509284611786?sk=page_map

http://www.hardwickbeef.com/

Local eggs and chicken:

http://www.hardwickfarmersmarketvt.com/#!daisy-hill-farm/c20ah

CSA and vegetables as well as value added products:

http://www.petesgreens.com/

Riverside Farm

(about 10 others)

Cheese glorious cheese:

http://www.jasperhillfarm.com/

http://www.cabotcheese.coop/pages/visit_us/?gclid=CjkKEQjwnqucBRDZvf_rk-fEj7wBEiQA8HDLEnl88HWqyeBjZRLFLrqSr8c9ZECXhAMl21hboJEaGQDw_wcB

and a dozen more

Good bread:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Patchwork-Farm-and-Bakery/297768706999751?directed_target_id=0

Good booze and beer

http://caledoniaspirits.com/

http://www.hillfarmstead.com/

Local tofu:

http://www.vermontsoy.com/products.html

Non GMO seeds:

http://www.highmowingseeds.com/

and the above is just a sampling. All this in or near a town of less than 3,500

http://www.hardwickagriculture.org/

http://www.yankeemagazine.com/article/features/agriculture

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In addition to Vermont Soy, Vermont Natural Coatings, Jasper Hill Cheese, High Mowing Organic Seeds, Caledonia Spirits, Hill Farmstead Brewery, Claire’s Restaurant, and more, the local schools are involved in agriculture. Hardwick’s elementary school is proactive with its school gardens and local purchasing, and students take field trips to local businesses. The high school combines student learning with actual experience in the kitchen chopping and processing vegetables. All of this work is built on the decades of farming which is a part of the Vermont and New England culture—a backbone of strong dairy farms, hardworking food producers, and families who have made a living with the land.

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http://www.donellameadows.org/closed-loop-production-creating-jobs-and-good-food-in-hardwick-vt/