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Feb. 23rd, 2011 04:14 pm
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We've started using two delivery services that showcase local producers: Oberweiss and Irv & Shelly's Fresh Picks.

The first is mostly for the milk, the second is mostly produce (plus some other things like eggs and meat). They both source from local farms, if possible. Fresh Picks is all the best things about a CSA and none of the bad ones. You can either go for the CSA-like box of veggies, or you can pick and choose among their fairly good selection of items and make up your own box.

Both deliver to your door, and you can either set up a standing order, or customize it each week.

Doing local dairy and meat means it will cost more, but I'm OK with cutting back a little bit to both support the regional farmers, to each in season, and to get the grass-fed meat, organic produce and non-factory-farmed eggs.

We'll see how they work out in the long run, but since we've started using them in the last few weeks, I've been pretty happy. And am I the only one who gets a little thrill when stuff is delivered? Even when the mailman stops by, I still jump up and see what it is.

In other news: I'm driving out to California in April, and I've decided to try to set up braiding classes along the way to help pay for gas and lodging and food. It's the Twisted Trail Tour of 2011!

Hopefully, this will be a map with my planned route:


View Twisted Trail Tour 2011 in a larger map

And here's a FaceBook page for the tour. I'll try to update both as I nail down teaching gigs. If anyone out there has tried something like this, and has some words of advice for me, I'd LOVE to hear them! I can't seem to find much out there except for how to tour with your band and not kill each other. I know Scott McCloud road-schooled his kids across the country and back, but he had an agent and a new book to promote. Thanks for any ideas you can send my way!

That's it for the mo. Carry on!

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Date: 2011-02-23 10:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mamagotcha.livejournal.com
Dang. Tried to fix it a couple times. Just click on the little link to see the map's page for now. Sorry!

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Date: 2011-02-23 10:23 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] lcohen
this is the guy who owns oberweiss dairy:

http://dccc.org/newsroom/entry/oberweis_violate_millionaires_amendment022620081/

they do make good ice cream, though--i don't think i've ever had their milk.

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Date: 2011-02-23 11:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mamagotcha.livejournal.com
Well, that's just lovely. This fellow has some interesting things to say about Oberweis products and politics.

We did a 6-month no delivery fee deal, so we'll re-evaluate how we feel about it then. Thanks for the info... next time I should post before I sign up, hm?

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Date: 2011-02-24 01:25 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] via-lens.livejournal.com
I might be able to organize an event at work through a networking group of which I am a part for a braiding class, if I can get pricing (per person) info, and a hard date when you will be in our area. Keep me posted please.

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Date: 2011-02-24 03:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mamagotcha.livejournal.com
That would be awesome! I'll know more in about a week, but it's pretty certain that I won't get up that way until mid-May at least. I'll definitely be in touch, and thanks!

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Date: 2011-02-24 07:03 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] vito-excalibur.livejournal.com
That is such a cool idea! I really hope it works out!

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Date: 2011-02-25 07:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 2006in2006.livejournal.com
Oh... "Irv and Shelly's" I thought you kept talking about this Urbancelli service.

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