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Fresh, canned, dehydrated. Rhubarb and blackberries from my backyard. Apples are picked from a local orchard. Blueberries and cherries for freezing and canning come via the local farm market sourced no more than a state away. Ditto my sweet corn. I try to buy meat and eggs from the local suppliers of the farm market. Winter gets a little dicey - depends on how well I protect the garden from the cold and how cold it gets. Try to rely on what I have put away. But I do succumb to the lure of fresh out of season once in awhile. Bake my own bread - most of the flours are sourced from independent farms.

But - and it is a big but - I am only feeding me and I do not suffer from food fatigue ie I can eat the big batch of bean soup daily for a week without getting tired of it. Not a big meat eater but I do like bacon with my eggs. Bacon almost always from Corp Food

This has been a slow process. And of course there are many things in my kitchen and pantry I have only a regular grocery (corp food) as a source. I don’t beat myself up - just do what I can do. Every little bit helps.