When it comes to food, we prefer to have anything local that we can get. Thankfully, at least for us, it seems that finding local food is getting easier. But if you're not sure where to start (or, if you're looking to buy local goods en masse), here's a site for you.
We like Local Dirt because it's helpful for the everyday consumer (pointing out farmers' markets and local farmers), but also because it will likely help larger entities like schools and hospitals buy more local foods. It's an easy-to-use database of markets, CSAs, distributors, large farms, and more.
If you're looking for local food from within 500 miles (you can find it as close at 10 miles, too), be sure to check it out. For more on how Local Dirt is helping bring local food to communities, read this story from NPR.
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Looks like a good idea and all but according to that site there is no farms,csas,markets or anything in the whole state of Mississippi.Another one of those sites only useful for people in the more populated areas of the country.
I have at least 4 farmers markets (and a CSA or two, and several stores that sell local produce -- including three major grocery chains and two local grocery shops) within 10 miles of me. Yes, I'm lucky!
This website doesn't list *any* of them, though. Are they planning on updating their information any time in the near future? Because until they do, I'm sticking with http://www.localharvest.org for their information, not to mention my state's list of farmers markets and good ol' Google.
Yeah, same problem here. I have a farmers market 2 blocks from my apartment, plus many other markets and stores that carry local products in my neighborhood and none of them are showing up. I'm in Seattle!
Hahaha! Searching "Louisiana" brings up Los Angeles... Wrong LA...