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So I was watching the news last night and they had a huge segment about the rising cost of food and other goods due to the rising price of gas. As I am sure everyone is aware that prices of everything are going up, they didn't mention what can be done to stop or slow it. I have an idea- BUY LOCALLY!!!!
Sounds like a no brainer, but they never mentioned it. It cost money to ship things long distances. It is going to cost a lot more to bring an apple from California to Nebraska than an apple from Nebraska to Nebraska Buying locally and in season could save tons of money in transportation costs (which is why the price of our groceries have gone up).
I try to buy locally whenever I can. It is actually cheaper now than to go to the grocery store. I was at Whole Foods and saw that a dozen organic eggs were over $3 a carton and up to $5. Even Walmart's eggs are almost $3 a dozen. Well, I can get eggs from my local food co-op (which happens to be 2 blocks from my house) for $2.50 a dozen and they are even free-range and hormone free as well. They come from a local farm just 25 miles from Omaha. The eggs from Whole Foods came from Texas. That means everything is fresher,too!
Even here in Omaha, Nebraska I can find almost everything I need from a local producer (food wise). I don't even have to wait for the farmers markets in the summer. The Nebraska Food Coop offers all sorts of thing all year long from farmers within 100 miles of me. I can even find milk, cheese, yogurt and butter from local dairies at major grocery chains. I do not know how other states work, but I have no doubt that anyone can find things locally regardless of where they live. They just have to look. It has even come about that local (and even organic) is no longer more costly, it has actually become cheaper than going to the grocery store.
My tip for the economists and environmentalists around the country-encourage buying locally, then nobody has to waste gas and money transporting something from another country or state that is already available only a few miles away.
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Welcome to all the new members who have joined "Little Green Changes for Earth"! It is great to see how quickly the group is growing! Feel free to share your ideas with us- we are here to learn. Small steps can make a big difference when lots of people take them! 
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Since I am preparing to plant some awesome veggies tomorrow, I thought I would share me recipe for Perfect Veggie Soup. My DH loves this and didn't believe me when I said I made it from scratch. (Not sure what that says about my cooking, but this soup really does rock-and it is Vegan, gluten and sugar free, so almost anyone can eat it!)
Saute one whole finely diced onion, 3 cloves of finely diced garlic, and 3 large carrots-chopped, in 1 tablespoon of olive oil until onions are just beginning to caramelize. Add 8 cups of vegetable broth slowly and bring to a boil. Add 1 cup corn (fresh or frozen), 1 cup peas (also fresh or frozen), 2 stalks of celery finely chopped, and one can of diced tomatoes or 2 medium diced tomatoes. Add thyme, rosemary and sea salt to taste. Reduce to a simmer. The longer it cooks the more flavor you will get out of all the veggies and herbs. Enjoy!
Eating vegan meals is good for our hearts and the earth! Even better- go organic and local for your foods whenever you can. You may be surprised what is available right where you live!
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It is cold gray and rainy here on St. Patrick's Day, but that didn't stop me from walking downtown to run errands. The rain paused mid afternoon and I took advantage of that. I would have gone earlier, but I couldn't find my umbrella. (mental note: look for umbrella - Spring=Rain)
Important stops:
-Library, why waste money and resources buying when I can borrow for free.
-Pulp, a new shop that only carries locally made paper products, bags, pins, calenders, etc.... and some awesome art. (Bought myself a "Reading is Sexy" pin. I couldn't resist.)
-Used book stores, there are two of them only a few blocks from each other and I can always find a book I am looking for at one of them for a great price.
-Thrift Store, found a super cute glass water pitcher that reminds me of the Kool-aid man only without the face and legs on it.
-Jane's Natural Market, great place to get some raw local honey and milk from a local dairy.
I love my neighborhood! Everything I need is so close I never have to drive. I save gas and money and burn a few extra calories, too. Not a bad Monday considering the cold and rain.
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For the Lady from
Charleston.
*hearted* *candle*
In Your Wildest Dreams
by The Moody Blues
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you were mineI remember
skiesReflected in your
eyesI wonder where you
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about meOnce upon a
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Blog: A Little Help From My Friends by Tim R.
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Since my mother passed-on
last year, in March
2007, I have no
living
blood-relatives.......wel
l, only a tiny
handful that aren't worth
a second of my
time, anyway.
Today, my Care2
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Blog: The Eve of Destruction by Tim R.
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This is a 43
year-old song that
could have been written
15 minutes ago.
From a truly
under-appreciated artist
of the 60's, a
dear, sweet, kind
and gentle man I had the
honor of meeting,
shaking hands, and
sharing a conversation... more
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Blog: Share The Land by Tim R.
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— Share The Landby The
Guess Whowritten by
Burton
Cummings~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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you been around?Have you
done your share a-coming
downOf different things
that people doHave you
been aware?You got
brothers and sisters who
careAbout what... more
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Blog: But Beautiful..... by Tim R.
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— For my One True
Love,wherever and
whoevershe may be.
*hearted*"But
Beautiful",recorded
by Tony Bennett.written
by Jimmy Van Heusen and
Johnny Burke.Love is
funny, or it's sad,Or
it's quiet, or
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Blog: Compared To What? by Tim R.
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— I suppose you would
really have to beinto
Jazz the way I am to know
this tune.This is an
absolute classic, and
it's beencovered a
zillion times, a zillion
differentways, by a
zillion different
people.But, it was done
first and best by the man
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Blog: Looking For Space: A song of Bi-Polar Disorder. by Tim R.
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— I've been a huge
fan of the late, great,
John Denverfor
close to 40 years
now. But, it
was only last yearI
learned that John
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life. He had
significant drug
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— Come Sail Awayby
Styx(Dennis DeYoung,
1977)I'm sailing
away, set an open course
for the virgin
seaI've got to be
free, free to face the
life that's ahead of
meOn board, I'm the
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spirit of Edgar Allan
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