Localvore Living
Hello KMHC newsletter readers -
This month Dr. Venske has asked me to write the newsletter about a topic that I hope is near and dear to all of us....food. Since we cannot live without food and water, I hope you find this newsletter to be useful.
Did you know that the average apple in the US travels 1400 miles to get from the farm where it was grown to your plate, home? That is a lot of food miles, especially since in Wisconsin we are blessed to have so many successful apple orchards.
I am someone who loves local food and strives to eat as locally and seasonally as possible. Sometimes that means that we are eating a lot of tomatoes, lettuce and cucumbers (like right now)! Below I have put together some excellent resources for you to learn more about what localvore living can look like. I have also showcased several of the excellent local farms, farmers' markets and even farm store food delivery services we have access to in 2021!
I hope you enjoy the tastes of fall!
Yours in good health,
Lisa (i.e. the KMHC's Marketing & Communications person from Evolution Marketing)
If you want to try your hand at being a localvore or locavore - try sourcing all your food for one week from a local farmers' market.
We have thriving summer farmers' markets in ...
Delafield (every Sat from 8am - 1pm ) - Saturdays May 1st - Oct. 30th, 2021
learn more at: https://delafieldfarmersmarket.com/
Oconomowoc (every Sat 8am - 1pm) - Saturdays May 1st - Oct 30th, 2021
Learn more at: https://www.oconomowoc.org/events/summer-farmers-market/
Oconomowoc also has a WINTER Farmers Market that begins on the first Sat of November and goes through April of 2022.
To search for farmers' markets throughout Waukesha County click here to see all the markets listed in the Farm Fresh Atlas.
Those of us living in the Lake Country Area are very fortunate to have access to several local CSA farms.
Gwenyn Hill Organic Farm & Gardens (Delafield)
More info at: https://gwenynhillfarm.com/wisconsin-csa/
BrynTeg Farm, LLC (Oconomowoc)
More info at: https://www.bryntegfarm.com/csaproduce
To learn about other on-farm stores please visit the WI Farm Fresh Atlas website at: https://farmfreshatlas.org/
With the advent of the Covid pandemic last year, two local food growers decided that offering delivery service would make a lot of sense. Locally we are fortunate to have access to...
Stone Bank Farmers' Market Store (they grow all their food on site, host events and educational programming for families. They also have a small store that showcases other local producers, farmers. They only do deliveries on Wednesday and it is within the Lake Country Area.)
More info at: https://stonebankmarket.com/the-market
Milwaukee Farmers' United (they are located in Wauwatosa and they pick up local farmers' produce and deliver it twice a week to Lake Country, Oconomowoc and Dousman area. Deliveries are on Wednesday and Sunday Only.)
More info at: https://www.localline.ca/mfu
