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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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"Now, that's local!" A Pear Story
Posted at 10:16 AM on October 14, 2008 by Donna McClurkan (1 Comments)
Last May, I shared this local food story from our Yahoo Group. Julie, the author of that story, posted another little gem today from her home at the southern end of Lake Michigan.
This past Sunday I was working in my front yard & my 91-yr-old neighbor lady came over & asked if I had an extra ring for a canning jar. She said she had 3 old pear trees & after her son had topped them off, they produced a lot of fruit this year. I gave her a ring & about an hour or so later I found a jar of canned pears on my porch still quite hot. It looks so beautiful sitting on my counter & I wish I could keep it forever in memory of our friendship. I also had the thought "Now, that's local!"
I have never met Julie (or her neighbor), but I can see every detail of this sweet story in my mind's eye. As with her local food experience in May, Julie manages to convey - in just a few words - so much of what the local food movement is about: relationships, community and real food.
Comments (1)
What a lovely story. ME
Posted by Molly Ettwein | October 15, 2008 8:43 PM