Limited by local food?

I was shopping at Jamiesons the other day and realized that I am really limited by local food. In that, if I am preparing a shopping list, I really can only plan out the paper and dry products I want to buy.

I don't normally have to buy meat. We bought a 1/4 of beef (not enough) and a 1/2 of pork from Sandy River Farms a month or so after we moved here. They also sell chicken at the local coop which I try to pick up when I see it. I need to put in an order for chicken from them so I always have some in my freezer. (I have a story about the chicken episode of 2008 which turned me off of chicken for 2 years - so finding chicken I love is a big deal).

So, the meat is already dealt with, now the veggies/fruit. I try to do about 80% veggie with our meals vs the 80% meat we want to have.

Here's a thing about me. I am either thinking about what I will eat, eating, or thinking about what I just ate. So, I spend time during my day planning out our supper. But, I have found here that I can't really plan it out. The other day I wanted a salad. I went to the coop to get lettuce (I have been growing it here, but I need better dirt - my garden sucks) and they only had lettuce from California. When I started looking, most of their produce was from USA, but not "local", so I didn't buy any. I went on. Because I was really there to buy goat cheese, which comes from a local farmer, I made my purchase - but then had to figure out how to get my veggies.

We have wonderful farmer's markets - but they're at their peak near the end of the week and this was a Monday - so that option was out. I went to Jamison's Orchard on the way home to see what they had. This was where I realized how truly, if you want to eat locally, you are limited.

The thing is, this is not a bad thing. Eating tomatoes has taken on a whole new passion for me the past month or so. Local, fresh, ripe tomatoes are so tasty! Have you noticed how store bought tomatoes have no taste? Same thing with all the other fruits and veggies.

If this kind of amazing food is how I am limited - please keep me limited forever!