In some ways I have always been a locavore as I have been enjoying local foods as I find them and I was spending time with others who shared my passion of fresh foods and cooking. About 2 years ago I really got interested in sourcing everything local and then I heard author Barbara Kingsolver on the radio speaking about her latest book, Animal Vegetable Miracle. I read the book and decided that I couldn't be passive about my local food any longer.

The other major decision to pursue this came when we decided to start a family and I really wanted to know where our food was going to come from and specifically, what was IN it. And that's when all this started.