Mary Crimmins

Last week I wrote a post asking you to leave a comment with locavore questions you wanted answered.  The only comment I received was from mega blogger and efficiency king Michael Hyatt (who also happens to be my dad- thanks Dad!). So without further ado, I will answer his question. When you walk into a farmers market, it [...]

It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is just a little over 3 weeks away. Often Thanksgiving is met with last minute shopping and a lot of stress, and is far from being a conscious event. So I thought I would write a post about how to make a conscious effort this year to have a [...]

Click to Enlarge Yesterday at the 12 South Farmers Market, I met a lady named Jessica who was intrigued by the Eat Local Challenge, but had a few concerns. She was nervous that a few of her staples would be hard to find locally- which included milk, peanut butter, and pasta. To her surprise, she [...]

I am the queen on impulse buying. I am drawn to pretty and expensive things. Each week at the Farmers Market I pull out my money before I even ask the question if I’m going to be home enough to cook something, what can I make with this, and most importantly do I want to [...]