Sunday, November 23, 2014
More local than I thought
Strong Towns, a rather incomplete but promising localism website, has a quiz to determine the self-sufficiency of your city. They're serious about self-sufficiency. One question is "In case of a revolution, would people in your town know where to gather?"
For Spokane most answers are No. But the question about locally-grown food surprised me. I automatically said No, then started running through my daily diet in detail. In fact everything I eat, with exactly one exception, is either actually local or could be local... provided you expand local to a radius of 30 miles or so to include some farmland.
What do I eat?
Coffee. Absolutely non-local and can't be local. The one exception.
Ramen. Made in Japan from durum wheat grown just south of Spokane. Could be made here.
Eggs, cheese, bread. Actually local in the broad sense.
Tomatoes, squash, broccoli, beans. Safeway gets them from various places but all could be local. My neighbors grow all of these things, and I could if I wanted to.
Barley. The stuff I buy is not local but barley is grown around here for beer.
Donuts. Made locally from durum wheat.
Tomato soup. See tomatoes.
If nationwide distribution and global trade went away, I'd have to find a substitute for coffee, but that's all.
What do I eat?
Coffee. Absolutely non-local and can't be local. The one exception.
Ramen. Made in Japan from durum wheat grown just south of Spokane. Could be made here.
Eggs, cheese, bread. Actually local in the broad sense.
Tomatoes, squash, broccoli, beans. Safeway gets them from various places but all could be local. My neighbors grow all of these things, and I could if I wanted to.
Barley. The stuff I buy is not local but barley is grown around here for beer.
Donuts. Made locally from durum wheat.
Tomato soup. See tomatoes.
If nationwide distribution and global trade went away, I'd have to find a substitute for coffee, but that's all.
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