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Margaret Hochla
El Reno, Oklahoma
I have been married for 27 years to Victor and have 4 children. The two girls and two boys range in age from 25-10 years. We are pleased to still have one grandparent from each side of the family ... More about Margaret
Sareen Dunleavy-Keenan
Minneapolis, Minnesota
I live in Minneapolis, in 1.5 story craftsman bungalow with beautiful woodwork, but a tiny lot. Sharing this space is my husband Brendan, 'baby' (5/07) and 'new baby' who is expected to join the fold in August. More about Sareen
Gina Keenan-Klages
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
My name is Gina, and my husband's name is Patrick. We have three children, ranging in ages from 1 to 5 years. Our household also includes my mother, who is living with us from September to May. More about Gina
Donna McClurkan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Early January may seem an inauspicious time to begin an "eat local" project in Southwest Michigan. As if to underscore that point, nearly a foot of snow fell in Kalamazoo on January 3. More about Donna
Cher Stuewe-Portnoff
St Louis, Missouri
My first father-in-law taught me to garden in the mid-1960s. Over the next few years, with a family of five to feed, I read everything I could find about nutrition ... More about Cher
Vera Schabicki
Ashland, Mississippi
Four years ago my five children, one husband, two dogs, one cat and I moved to the rural South from a large northern California city. We went from .12 acres to a rambling 57 acres. More about Vera
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- The snack that does what?
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Eating locally to save money?
Posted at 12:12 PM on June 4, 2008 by Sareen Dunleavy Keenan
I know that many people talk to me about how rich Brendan and I must be to be able to afford our local food lifestyle. I will continue to argue, but not commit to actually doing the numbers like Tim is doing, that we are not spending more money on food. We don't have extra money to throw around like that.
Here is a quick example, I was on a party planning committee at work and we were doing desserts. Hooray... another excuse for me to buy cake right? Turns out that that card had been played too recently and the rest of the team wanted to mix it up. Cheesecake was what was voted on. And where better to get cheesecake then from a factory?
I am really not looking to pick on anyone's cheesecake choices, but just to talk about the numbers. Well... that and poke a bit of fun at the name of the store. You get your cheesecake from a factory? Really? That sounds good to you? I digress.
Your choices:
Two 8 inch cheese cakes, one plain and one strawberry, for $45 - serves 12 with average pieces
1 10 inch 5 layer cake, chocolate or vanilla with choice of filling for $24 - serves 20 with very large pieces
Trust me, good local food does not have to cost an arm and a leg.
On another note, Brendan and I were winners of the drawing at The Produce Exchange. We bring our bags weekly to stock up on the produce we need. Remembering to bring our bags in week after week paid off! Hooray!