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Buy Local, save money (and energy)

The Charlottesville area offers quite a few options for buying local, including the City Market; who knew they consumed as much energy as 18 homes?

Buy-Fresh-Buy-Local-Charlottesville

People will buy local when it makes economic sense – and right now, buying local makes a lot of sense. Take a moment and look around for local options.

The HooK has a critical analysis of the above-referenced Daily Progress article. This is the CSA we just joined, Regarding the “60 miles” number – I noticed last week that the local Chipotle is getting their pork from Polyface Farms – “60 miles from farm to fork.” And they have great chips!

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March 20, 2008 2 Comments

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  1. The Hook - The Dish : Blog Archive » Local Chipotle buys local says:
    March 26, 2008 at 11:45

    […] Road Shopping Center as the place to begin (Of course, local Chipotle fans like real estate blogger Jim Duncan had already noticed). Working with Polyface Farms in Swoope, Virginia, which has been supplying produce to local […]

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  2. Earth Day links | Real Central VA says:
    April 22, 2008 at 06:38

    […] Buy local food. […]

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