Why buy local?
Most produce in the US is picked 4 to 7 days before being placed on supermarket shelves, and is shipped for an average of 1500 miles before being sold. And this is when taking into account only US grown products! Those distances are substantially longer when we take into consideration produce imported from Mexico, Asia, Canada, South America, and other places… Only 18 cents of every dollar, when buying at a large supermarket, go to the grower. 82 cents go to various unnecessary middlemen. Cut them out of the picture and buy your food directly from your local farmer.
I love supporting local businesses that are promoting sustainable practices. Here in DFW we have more than our fair share of exceptional farms. Click here for a list of local farms serving truly healthy meats. A list of farms specializing in produce is coming soon. Okay, maybe not soon. I have a lot of research to do, but it is in the works.
Local restaurants making the effort to serve high-quality ingredients also deserve our support. Check them out!
Christine Stewart
Our friend have Lost Arrow Ranch (south of Dallas in Palmer). http://www.lostarrowlonghorns.com/Home.html
“Our stock is raised free-roaming on grass pastures. They are grass-fed and grass-finished. That means that no grains or animal by-products were used to produce this product. We never use hormones or antibiotics in our herd. The result is a natural product that you can trust.
Second, our animals are humanely treated from start to finish. They are never confined to a feedlot, and they are carefully managed all the way to the USDA certified facility that packages our beef. “