All Things Local by Khelen

Unsure where to buy local produce and goods?

Check out: http://www.slowfoodpiedmont.org/lfgmarkets.htmlfor
a list of farmer’s markets, bakeries, restaurants, and more.

Also, right
down the road from campus, a year-round market provides mostly local produce,
meats, dairy products and more.  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Reynolda-Farm-Market/261370113529

Reynolda
Farm Market
1206 Reynolda Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27104-1122
(336)
777-3421

At our Green Potlucks, we each bring a food that is “green” in
some way—from containing local and/or organic ingredients to using products we
purchased while biking to the grocery store. While in an ideal world we would be
able to buy all organic produce all the time, we sometimes do not have the
availability of organic products or the availability of funds with which to
purchase them. Sometimes it makes more sense to buy local foods grown with
minimal or no pesticides in order to reduce the carbon footprint of our
purchases and support local farmers. By combining conventionally grown foods
with organically grown foods, we are able to create more affordable “green”
dishes. The following lists will help you determine which foods you can buy
local and non-organic and which foods you should always buy organic.


Organic or Conventional?

Safe to Buy Non-Organic and Local (least contaminated by pesticides after washing)

1.     Asparagus
2.     Avocado
3.     Bananas
4.     Blackberries
5.     Blueberries
6.     Broccoli
7.     Cabbage
8.  Cantaloupe (domestic)
9.     Cashews
10.  Cauliflower
11.  Dried Beans
12.  Eggplant
13.  Garlic
14.  Ginger
15.  Grapefruit
16.  Honeydew Melon
17.  Kiwi
18.  Mangoes
19.  Okra
20.  Onions
21.  Papayas
22.  Pineapple
23.  Radishes
24.  Rhubarb
25.  Sesame Seeds
26.  Sweet Corn
27.  Sweet Peas
28.  Sweet Potato
29.  Tea
30.  Tomatoes
31.  Watermelon

OK to Buy Non-Organic and Local (especially if you can remove a peel)

1.     Cantaloupe (imported)
2.     Grapes (domestic)
3.     Green onions
4.     Lemons
5.     Limes
6.     Oranges
7.     Pumpkins
8.     Sweet Corn
9.     Tangerines
10.  Winter-Squash
11.  Zucchini

Always Buy Organic

1.     Almonds
2.     Apples
3.     Basil
4.     Beets
5. Bell Peppers
6.     Carrots
7.     Celery
8.  Cherries
9.     Cucumbers
10.  Dairy Products
11.  Grapes (imported)
12.  Green Beans
13.  Hot Peppers
14.  Kale/Collard Greens
15.  Leafy Greens: lettuce, collards, kale, spinach, etc.
16.  Nectarines
17.  Parsley
18.  Peaches
19.  Peanuts
20.  Pears
21.  Pecans
22.  Plums
23.  Potatoes
24.  Raspberries
25.  Rice
26.  Salad Greens
27.  Spinach
28.  Strawberries
29.  Sugar
30. Summer Squash

Adapted from the following sources:
www.greenamerica.org, www.markettomouth.blogspot.com, http://www.foodnews.org