The Locavore's Delight

Join us for a

Fall Harvest Supper

Saturday,September 15,2012

6:30 pm at Solina Community Center

Advance Tickets Only - $20 per person

 For Tickets Call: Herb Tink - 905 263- 8380

Karen Dair- 905 263- 8886

Jenny Bowman 905 263 -8245

Come early or stay late to meet your local producers

in the Upper Hall from 4:30 - 8:00

Bring all your questions

A couple in the congregation alerted us to an event to be held in a nearby community at which local food producers will have samples of their wares, followed by a Harvest Dinner. We are going to the dinner and this will give us an opportunity to speak to those who are growing and producing locally.

I am reading a book called The Locavore's Dilemma in which the authors who are economists argue that buying locally is not cost-efficient, especially in northern climes such as ours. They suggest that "buying local" may actually undermine the economy because this food is often more expensive, and therefore diverts our spending from other goods and services. And they have a forward to the book who says bluntly that most farmers aren't interested in getting to know the people who buy their products and just want to make a decent living.

Well, I have met many farmers who do like to get to know their customers and I enjoy the contact with them. They want to make a decent living but often choose different ways and lesser income because they are concerned about the state of the world, as well as their own health and well-being. A farmer in our son, Isaac's congregation has gone organic because he was troubled by the number of creatures he found dead in his fields after spraying pesticides.

When I was in Colorado last year one speaker talked about the reduced life span of migrant workers in the Salinas Valley of California where much of North America's lettuce is grown. More economically feasible? Yes, but what are the bigger costs?

I will keep reading, and attend the supper.

Thoughts?