Neighborhood Nourishment
For Locavores, Finding Local Grain Can Be a Challenge
One locavore's meandering quest for locally-grown grain, and some tips to help you duplicate the results without all the lag time.
On a sunny, cold Saturday last February, my husband spent a hundred dollars and most of his morning driving to and from Washington to help me load up a huge bag of wheat. (There are certain times when you know with absolute certainty that you married the right person.) We had plenty of time in the car to chat about the process that had brought me thus far: it began when I received a review copy of The Urban Farm Handbook last summer. Around Thanksgiving I finally cracked it open and was pleased with the innovative format, which successfully avoids the two extremes occupied by most of locavore literature: the personal quest for enlightenment (Farm City; Plenty; See You in a Hundred Years) and the dizzying professionalism of a no-holds-…
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