Choose Local Farmers Meat and Produce for a Sustainable Diet

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Author Joan Gussow, photographed in her garden in New York, tells why and how we must move toward local, seasonal, sustainable diets.
Author Joan Gussow, photographed in her garden in New York, tells why and how we must move toward local, seasonal, sustainable diets.
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Gussow has turned her small piece of land in downstate New York into her main food source.
Gussow has turned her small piece of land in downstate New York into her main food source.
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Gussow's yard/garden is an inspiring departure from the standard rectangle of grass.
Gussow's yard/garden is an inspiring departure from the standard rectangle of grass.
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A perky Sugar Snap pea stands up to be counted.
A perky Sugar Snap pea stands up to be counted.
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Volunteer poppies seem to crop up in a different location each summer in Gussow's garden.
Volunteer poppies seem to crop up in a different location each summer in Gussow's garden.
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Where food comes from cartoon.
Where food comes from cartoon.
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The mustard plants with their regal purple eaves and emerald undergarments are also enthusiastic volunteers in Gussow's garden.
The mustard plants with their regal purple eaves and emerald undergarments are also enthusiastic volunteers in Gussow's garden.
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Food import/export cartoon.
Food import/export cartoon.

Choose a sustainable diet by buying local farmers meat and produce.

A young neighbor who watered and harvested my garden for a
few days last summer left a message on my answering machine
while I was away. She had read my new book, This
Organic Life,
which tells the story of my

  • Published on Feb 1, 2002
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