Oats Sighting!
When I moved to Ohio from upstate New York over the summer I had to say goodbye to my beloved Honest Weight Co-op. Luckily, the Columbus area has a co-op too, Clintonville Community Market. While I don’t really live or work nearby, it will be a great place to stock up once in awhile on local foods and some of my harder-to-find favorites like Mochi.
Thanks to this post about oats by a fellow locavore in Cinncinati, I began my search for oat groats which started with a phone call to the distributor then a food broker which led me to the co-op. (All the while, my husband was reminding me that we now live just about 100 miles south of a thriving Amish community that produces a variety of grain and cheese products.) I was happy to find not only the oat groats from the Stutzman Farms in Millersburg, OH at the co-op, but I also found whole wheat flour, spelt flour, rolled oats, and corn meal, all in bulk! Some other “local” finds at the co-op included seasonal produce, a variety of Ohio cheeses, a smaller selection of grass-fed meats, milk and Amish Naturals pastas. So, I think my diet for the rest of the week just got a little more interesting!
Going Local Again: Liz’s Day 3
Breakfast, similar to the first two days, was scrambled eggs with local peppers and onions. Lunch was the last of the Potato Salad, finally, and I again snacked on a couple local nectarines throughout the day. I had a meeting after work, so dinner consisted of (even more leftovers) grilled chicken, from Day 1, sliced up over a salad with squash from Day 2.
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