eat local in the winter

I am not sure if anyone is still reading this, but I wanted to remind all of you about the winter farmers markets here in Eau Claire and that you can shop at Just Local Food. It is a great way to keep supporting our local farmers and everything that is good about that. At the one in November, we were actually able to buy some onions, carrots, and other veggies. I am sure that they are done now, but there is a ton of different meats to buy. There is beef, buffalo, pork, lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, and I am probably missing some. Tomorrow night, I am making all local meat (and onion, egg, and bread crumbs) Swedish meatballs. If you eat meat, you can really limit your trips to the big grocery stores for some/all of your meat all year long. You can get it at the farmers markets and Just Local Food. The markets also have honey, salad dressings, cheese, and other local items to pick from. An idea for Christmas is to make some northwest Wisconsin gift packages. We have honey, syrup, sorghum, lingonberries, cheese, beer, and jam already in ours for our families. I will be honest, it is not as nearly as expensive as I thought it was going to be, and all the money stays right here in northwest Wisconsin. Let's do our best to keep it going throughout the winter.

All markets are open from 9 AM - 1 PM each Saturday.
November 10 First Lutheran Church1005 Oxford Avenue, Eau Claire
December 8 St. Raymond of Penafort Catholic Church1 1/2 miles south of Brackett
January 12 Unitarian Universalist Congregation421 South Farwell, Eau Claire
February 9 First Congregational UCC310 Broadway, Eau Claire
March 8 Hope United Methodist Church2233 Golf Road, Eau Claire
April 12 Trinity Lutheran Church1314 E Lexington Blvd, Eau Claire