Iris and Honey is a food and lifestyle blog with an emphasis on local farms and businesses in Central PA.
Supporting local businesses that source their products from out of the area supports both the local and global or national economy and is a good solution for many of the locavore challenges. Choices: There is a grocery store in the area that sources its products locally when it can. This…
Gardening slows down and there are less options for food local food sources in the winter. What’s a locavore to do in Pennsylvania in the winter? Plan ahead! While some varieties of greens and cabbage family members can be grown in cooler weather, prepping and storing food for the winter…
Sweet Italian sausage with peppers, onions, and tomatoes makes a delicious fresh and seasonal stovetop dinner. This week’s CSA included Red Delicious apples, green bell peppers, yellow string beans, sweet corn, an eggplant, and cherry tomatoes. I split the apples, corn, and peppers evenly with my co-worker, but I gave…
There are challenges to becoming a locavore. Finding reliable sources of food that are local may be difficult. The original locavore challenge focused on what was available in a 100-mile radius. These are a few of the challenges that exist in Pennsylvania: Choices: Are avocados grown in Pennsylvania? How about…