I've been amazed at what has been showing up on my shopping radar and in the farmers market over the past year. These are the things I currently buy:
- mushrooms (usually cremini, though white, portabello, and oyster are availabe at the same price as well)
- goat chevre and goat cheddar
- ground goat meat
- grass-fed beef (ground, stew, round steak, cross-rib roast)
- free-range eggs
- free-range chicken
- apples (Empire, Cortland, and Russet are my favorites)
- organic whole wheat flour (Red Fife wheat and Canadian Red Winter)
- carrots
- rutabagas
- spaghetti squash
- leeks
- hemp nuts
- honey
- peanut butter (via a friend travelling to south west Ontario)
- beeswax
- hand-made soap
- sweet potatoes
- zucchini
- sweet peppers
- pears
- tomatoes (usually cherry or other varieties I don't grow)
- potatoes
- pork
- ground buffalo and buffalo sausage
Things I'm producing on my own:
- tomatoes
- tomatillos
- lettuce
- chard
- carrots (colored variety only)
- peppermint
- yarrow
- spearmint
- lavender
- thyme (lemon and creeping)
- oregano (regular and yellow)
- sage
- garlic
- parsley
- rhubarb
- black raspberries (jam, frozen, liquor, med, sauces)
- green beans
- red potatoes
- sugar pod peas
- calendula
- dandelion greens and dandelion wine
- cucumbers
- dill
- alfafa sprouts
- mung bean sprouts
- rosemary
- green onions
Things I make "from scratch" for immediate use or storage:
- bread stuffs (English muffins, pizza, loaves, buns, pot pie crusts)
- wine
- specialty vinegars (for salad dressing)
- tomato sauce
- stir-fry base
- mixed vegetable stock base
- tomato stock
- poultry stock
- dried herb mixes for cooking
- relishes and salsas
- fruit spreads
- chili-garlic sauce
- Thai dipping sauce (for spring rolls)
- cookies and cakes
- kefir
- almond milk
- mustard
- ketchup
My usual shopping list for places other than the farmers market:
- milk (cow, soy, and goat)
- whole grain bread (for my husband)
- sausage (usually a bulk buy)
- cold cuts (for the husband)
- tofu
- vinegar (a gallon at a time)
- sea salt (bulk buy 2 or 3 times a year)
- unbleached flour (bulk buy 2 or 3 times a year)
- yellow sugar (bulk buy 2 or 3 times a year)
- white sugar (bulk buy once a year)
- non-hydrogenated margarine (usually 2 lb containers, usually on special)
- yeast (bulk buy)
- shrimp (usually a bulk buy on special)
- soy sauce (two or three times a year)
- black bean sauce (twice a year)
- Thai curry paste (bulk buy)
- occasional citrus (lemon, lime, or Clementines)
- coconut milk or cream
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