is not as simple as it sounds. Buy fresh, buy local is easier said than done. I also try my best to buy Australian made and owned. Deals are done, contracts are signed and money changes hands faster than you can say Jimminy Cricket!
Delving into the origins of your purchases can be a tangled web, needing much unravelling. Even more so for ownership.
Efforts thus far have resulted in the following being sourced as locally as possible:
Beef: Grown and slaughtered by a local butcher who delivers to your door for bulk purchases.
Eggs: Very fortunate to have a chicken owning friend with more eggs than he needs. Eventually I'd love to have my own chickens.
Fruit and Veges: Sourced from the local market and delivered to the door. As close as I can get to locally grown without joining a co-op and not being able to choose my produce.
Honey: Local honey sold at the local fruit and veg shop.
Bread Flour: Laucke flours are based in SA and are Australian made and owned.
Despite my best efforts and our living in one of the highest sugar cane growing states in the world I'm yet to find a sugar company that is Australian owned.
So.. all that effort and I've only just scraped the surface. This is a bigger than Ben Hur venture that I'm sure that will involve a whole lot more research and effort to untangle. Perhaps it's tangling behind me as fast as I'm finding the threads in front of me!!! :) Will keep you posted.
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