Mary Crimmins

This is a guest post I wrote for the blog Every Little Thing: A Beginner’s Journey to a Natural Life. There’s no denying that when it comes to food, our country’s default is convenient and cheap. Consequently, there is an epidemic of obesity, heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Eating locally is one of the best [...]

People assume that because I consider myself a locavore that I eat 100% local food. Wrong. I hope to someday get to that place – but at this stage in my life that is not realistic. Right now, I eat about 70% local food and that bumps up to about 80% in the summer and [...]

Before we take the first bite of any meal, our eyes are evaluating and processing how delicious a meal is going to be. We have all heard that digestion starts first with our eyes, as our mouth begins to salivate over our food. This past week as I ate my way through the local food scene in [...]

Switching to a local diet may seem daunting. As I constantly have to remind myself, it is not an all-or-nothing venture. It’s important to start taking small baby steps and working a few local items into your routine. Taking your time to becoming a more conscious consumer is how to start. You can reference my previous post [...]