Breakfast
On Friday, May 29, breakfast was rather rushed - cereal with milk from Oberweis Dairy. The last of the milk, by the way, so 3 half-gallon bottles lasted us less than 4 days. Wow!
Lunch
Due to my usual bad planning, I didn't have lunch ready the night before, so I just grabbed a few things on my way out the door - a tomato from Garrett Hydroponics (Chambersburg, IL, 64 miles west of Springfield), bread & butter pickles from Kathy's Kitchen (Virginia, IL), and lots of strawberries from Livesprings Berries & Produce (Chandlerville, IL).
Hydroponics
I have mixed feelings about hydroponics. On the one hand, it's a way to grow food locally when it might otherwise not be possible. On the other hand, I suspect it's fairly energy intensive (although I admit that I haven't researched it at all). More importantly, I find that hydroponic tomatoes just don't seem to match the taste of tomatoes grown in soil. Perhaps it's just psychological, but that's been my experience. Still, a hydroponic tomato for lunch beats going hungry!
Dinner
Dinner was 100% non-local. Actually, it was practically anti-local. McDonald's!
Yes, I know, but we have an excuse. We were traveling. We enjoy going to Renaissance festivals, and this weekend we went to the Greater St. Louis Renaissance Fair in Wentzville, MO. As soon as I got home from work, we finished loading up the car, then headed out. About halfway there, we stopped at a McDonald's in Pittsfield to have dinner.
I was reminded of the opening chapter of The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, by Michael Pollan. The first of the four meals was from McDonald's, eaten in their car as they drove. We at least went into the McDonald's and sat down to eat!
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