There are so many other blessings that follow changing your eating habits. We save money, lose weight, have better health, are closer (preparing food is a family building time)… I could go on & on but will end by saying that we are also supporting our local farmers & communities instead of The Waltons (richest family on earth) & China.

Most people also think it is “inconvenient” to make these changes… that is false too. Mrs. Jabs & I have made the switch & have yet to be inconvenienced. It’s about changing already existing patterns of behavior… not adding burdensome extras.

I have yet to discover any negative effects!

Good idea to grow your own bushes & other fruits/veggies, that is our eventual plan as well.

Thanks for your comment, I love hearing from people who have similar passions and are doing something to implement their passions into their daily lives.

Here is my plan for the next few years. Right now I am starting to save up for some blueberry bushes to plant on our property. They make great privacy hedge and you can eat the fruit too. If we get 10 bushes that are 3 years old (3-4 foot tall), then we will have blueberries off them next spring and our pay back will be about 5 years, assuming they produce 40 lbs a year.

Next up will be corn and green beans. Corn we purchase from a local company. I get a half dozen every week while fresh and when we are ready we get a bushel for freezing. Green beans are grown in my in-laws garden. They grow them, we pick them and keep half and that works out great. Freeze them and eat them all year. Cost is zero and we really enjoy eating them.

Utilizing pick your own farms in your area will allow you to save big too. Check it out, use the links in the post to find local farms.

Thankfully, there’s some good markets just outside of town that you can get similar deals to yours. Like an entire case of tomatoes for a few bucks. Sure beats the grocery store (in quality and price!).

My wife and I love hitting the farmstands in the summer for fresh produce. Not only does it taste better, but you save a lot of money that way too. Although when we get some good fresh sweet corn, we may end up spending more because we love it so much!!

Since you promised to keep reading… I promise to keep the content coming!

Make sure you keep us posted as to Courtney’s Virgin Islands teaching gig among other things. We all wanna know!

I buy locally to support my community farms (rather than Walmart, the Waltons, other big corporations, and China), and to ensure the healthy source and farming methods which the food I consume comes from. These reasons are pretty typical of localvores.

Also, local eaters are VERY passionate about eating local because they believe so strongly in the things I just mentioned above. You should check it out man.

You and your wife are inspiring on your journey in frugality, self-sufficiency, and healthy living. Courtney and I still have a long way to go in this area, but subscribing to this blog is helping us see the light.

Keep up the amazing intensity! I look forward to seeing more of this type of stuff!

I have a question for those buying locally grown food. Are you doing it to help out local farmers economically or is that just some sort of a trend?