Tag: local
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A Very Brief Intro to Farm Shares (aka CSAs)
I love farm shares and I think you should too. If you’re a farmer, you can have a more reliable income and if you’re a consumer, you can get great local produce without needing to shop the farmer’s market every weekend. A farm share, also commonly referred to as a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture), is…
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Geocaching
I had a geocaching phase last summer, and I believe I found about 4 or 5 in North/central MN. However there were a few destroyed or that I couldn’t find. There was a surprising amount of caches for a small lake town, and that seems to be a pattern across the state. I had no…
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Be Nice and Buy Local
When I’m shopping for something, I always try to buy as locally as I reasonably can. Local retailers, local manufacturers, and local materials or ingredients. Buying locally is better for the environment by reducing the amount of transportation that items need to get to you. Just as importantly, it’s good for the local economy by…