Hello everyone!
I am still in the planning stages of going raw, although I have long been a healthy eater (avoiding most processed foods and all refined sugar). I feel ready to go raw as much as possible, but one question keeps coming up for me:
When so many books and raw foodists advise using fresh organic foods from the local market, etc. (many of them seem to live in California), how do those of us in the midwest and cold winter areas adapt best?
It is clearly nearly impossible to buy “locally grown” veggies in my area (eastern Kansas) during the winter. I want very much to be health AND planet conscious, but this is a dilemma. How do some of you handle this issue? We can’t all live in California.
Thanks for your advice on this and anything else you think is helpful to someone so new to this lifestyle.
Comments
Thanks for your encouraging words. I pretty much guessed that I would have to make some concessions, but it is also frustrating not to be able to do the optimum things. I live about an hour from Kansas City, but when you think about how fresh you want things to be, that’s definitely not ideal—I don’t have the opportunity to make the trip every week. Anyway, it’s good to know that I can still get the benefits even if I have to settle for less for the present time. I am really looking forward to how much better I know I will feel, and I am pleased to be a part of such a supportive community.