Restaurants

Okay, the topic this week: Restaurants. Not just any though. Restaurants that buy and use local produce in their meals. Sure, they're few and far in between, but almost every community has one bold individual running a restaurant with the local farming seasons. Local restaurants are typically cheaper than something like Olive Garden and a lot healthier than McDonald's. One of the best benefits of these restaurants is that they are willing to let you know everything you want about the foods they buy for their meals, and they are not afraid to admit they buy from farmers of the local area. Another benefit again has to do with the economic benefits. These restaurants buy foods from farms in or around your local area, serve you fresh and in-season produce, and use the money you pay to spend again in the nearby area. This cycle of money flow helps the local area's average Joe by allowing him to loosen his pinch on his pennies. Plus, because they run their meals with what's growing at the time, it keeps its customers in-tune with the production cycle and gives them a sense of connection with the passing seasons. Because the restaurants use local foods, they are not tampered with and replaced with "soy bean meat substitute" or contain more preservatives than actual substance. This makes them a good choice for a calorie-watcher's diet, or a good meal choice for a person who simply wants food that actually tastes like food. On a side note, these restaurants also create local jobs for honest-working people. After this, maybe you should ask Pizza Hut or KFC what is actually in their signature dishes and where their foods came from.