Cape Cod: Going Local

Cape Cod Farmers' Market

I’m a homegrown girl. There’s just no two ways about it. And, as a small business owner on Cape Cod, I have always been a proponent of buying local whenever possible. To sustain our native economy, it only behooves us all to frequent local markets, support local missions, and promote local vendors. Lately, there has been a movement underfoot to “buy fresh, buy local”. That groundswell initiative extends from seasonal fruits and vegetables, to fish, meat, and poultry, and even to jams, jellies, honey, and dairy products. Recently, a new word was coined to embrace this new philosophy: localvore. (more…)