High School Grad Gets Serious in College - About Local Food
OCTOBER 16, 2007 - We got this story after classes had started but we were so inspired we wanted to share it with you — and we hope that Sam is finding all the local food he hoped for in his new college life.
Unfortunately my parents haven’t embraced the 100-Mile Diet, so what I can do here is limited, but in just a few weeks I’ll be moving to my college dorm and I’ll be a little more free there. In the meantime I can do little things around here.
My mom and I expanded our garden, and switched it from flowers to vegetables. We’ve got romaine and leaf lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, spinach, radishes, Spanish onions, tomatoes coming out our noses, zucchini, cucumbers, celery, green peppers and even cantaloupe. It’s something and that’s better than nothing!
Also, the local farmers market is such a wonderful resource. I’ve discovered sorrel which is a leafy green with a taste exactly like biting into a lemon. One of my new favourites is rainbow chard wilted down like spinach in a steamer and served with grilled chicken slices. Yum!
-Sam in Ontario
