Since I blogged about Dr. J’s column on calorielab.com yesterday, I decided to put the “Buy Local” spotlight on his hometown of Gainesville, Florida. Go Gators! This was not an easy city to find healthy, organic local food products in! Plenty of import/export products, but that doesn’t count as those items must be shipped which costs money, resources, and the local economy doesn’t get the full benefit of each transaction.
Just a reminder…the point of my “Buy Local” posts are to discover some great foods you can buy that are made in your own backyard so as Wired magazine reminds us, “giant refrigerator trucks belching carbon dioxide,” don’t have to transport that food a great distance to you.
If you missed Los Angeles, California or Portland, Oregon and live there or may be traveling there, be sure and check out those posts – Lots of good local, organic, healthy foods.
Here’s the scoop on where to find the fabulous organic products made in Gainesville that are pictured above:
Sweetwater Coffee – Union St. Farmer’s Market
Florida Crystals Brown Sugar – The Fresh Market
Lakewood Lemonade – Publix Supermarket
Kopali Banana Vinegar – Ward’s Supermarket
Rosas Farms Barbecue Sauce – Rosas Farms
Local Harvest Eggs – Heirloom Country Farms
2 Responses to “BUYING LOCAL: Spotlight on Gainesville, Florida”
LOL !!!
Thanks for the spotlight!
Gatorade was ours until Pepsico bought it
We really do have wonderful local farmer’s markets with many, many great foods, but the “Green product” that Gainesville is most famous for is, shall we say, ILLEGAL!! Ha Ha!!
I see Dr. J! The Denim Diet doesn’t comment on that particular “green” product, but the Gators didn’t get labeled #1 party school in the nation for nothing!