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Buying and Cooking within the Local Columbus Area Foodshed. By: Laura Bartholomae And Carolyn Tallman. Definitions.
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Buying and Cooking within the Local Columbus Area Foodshed By: Laura Bartholomae And Carolyn Tallman
Definitions • Local: collaborative effort to build more locally based, self-reliant food economies - one in which sustainable food production, processing, distribution, and consumption is integrated to enhance the economic, environmental and social health of a particular place • Locavore: someone who eats food grown or produced locally or within a certain radius such as 50, 100, or 150 miles • Foodshed: everything between where a food is produced and where a food is consumed -- the land it grows on, the routes it travels, the markets it goes through, the tables it ends up on
Benefits of Buying Local • Decrease carbon footprint • Carbon footprint: the total set of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions caused by an organization, event or product • By buying from small farms you are not supporting industrial agriculture, which largely contributes to GHG emissions • This cuts the amount of transportation (hence CO2) required to get your food to the table
Benefits of Buying Local • Health Benefits • Humans who eat locally grown foods receive more nutrients • This is because farmers use sustainable techniques to care for their soils (i.e. cover crops) • Therefore, the food is more ‘nutrient dense’ • Foods lose a lot of their vitamins the longer it sits in transit or on the shelves • Consumers can diversify their diet • People are more inclined to buy several different types of food that they may never have had before because of their freshness • Hard to enforce food safety issue • It is easier to have food contaminations with mass produced produce • On small farms the food quality is monitored more closely • 2006 contamination scare with spinach
Benefits of Buying Local • Supporting Local Farmers • Many local farmers are being put out of business by large factory farms • The only way they will continue to prosper is if we buy from them • Helps maintain a strong sustainable local economy
Benefits of Buying Local • Establishing a Local Community • Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) • A farmer sells ‘shares’ of his harvest to the public • The farmer will supply the public with whatever produce is available at the time of pick up • The people develop a relationship with the farmer who grows their food and learn more about how food is grown • Make friends at your local market!
Where to Buy Local in Columbus • Delaware Farmers Market • Location • Sandusky Street • Days in Operation • May-October: Wednesday 3-6; Saturday 9:30-12:30 • Vendors • Baked goods, flowers, honey, fudge, and a variety of in season fruits and vegetables
Where to Buy Local in Columbus • Delaware County Fairgrounds Market • Location • Delaware County Fairgrounds (Pennsylvania Ave.) • Days in Operation • May-October: Saturday 9-12 • Vendors • Wool, seeds, baked goods, honey, and a variety of seasonal fruits and vegetables…they have okra!
Where to Buy Local in Columbus • North Market Farmers Market • Location • 59 Spruce Street…just off of High St. in the Arena district of downtown Columbus • Days in Operation • Monday: 9am – 5pm (select)Tuesday – Friday: 9am – 7pmSaturday: 8am – 5pmSunday: Noon – 5pm • Vendors • The Greener Grocer • Omega Artisan Baking • Bluescreek Farm Meats • North Market Poultry and Game • In addition to vendors there are also a variety of prepared foods!
Where to Buy Local in Columbus • The Delaware County Community Market • Location • 222 E. William St. • Days in Operation • GRAND OPENING ON APRIL 10th! • Vendors • Fresh fruits and vegetables, baked goods, homemade prepared and processed foods as well as one-of-a-kind handmade items.
Where to Buy Local in Columbus • Whole Foods • Location • 3670 W. Dublin-Granville Rd. (just off of 270) • Days in Operation • Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.Friday - Saturday 8:00 a.m. -10:00 p.m.Sunday 9:00 a.m. -9:00 p.m. • Local Vendors • Snowville Creamery: pasture grazed, grass-fed, minimally processed, not homogenized dairy • Depending on where you’re from, Whole Foods supports several local vendors (from VA, PA, NJ etc.) who supply them with produce
Where to Buy Local in Columbus • Community Supported Agriculture • Three Ring Farm • Delaware, OH • Specializes in eggs • Sippel Family Farm • Mt. Gilead, OH • Graduate of OWU! • The Wayward Seed Farm • Marysville, OH • Crooked Willow Farm • Sunbury, OH • SOLD OUT FOR 2010!
Things you may not have known about food… • Even organics in stores are manufactured by large factories far away • There are almost 2 million farms in the USA and 80% are small family farms…think about it!
References • Knowyourfarmerknowyourfood.com • Localharvest.org • www.northmarket.com • Rick Dinovo, phone interview • Annemarie Wong • Phil and Mindy Bartholomae, local farmers • www.colubusfoodie.com • local-matters.org