Cooking & Baking

Narrowing the scope of what we can get in the region will be key in this household. Fresh produce in the winter is a challenge living in Montana but there are greenhouses in the northwest that provide good quality greens all winter long. If the tariffs are imposed, I’ll stop buying any produce from Mexico which would include tomatoes and avocados. Once in a while, I can get CA tomatoes so I’m hoping for that. I’ll plant my usual garden this year with tomatoes, beans, peas, greens, tomatillos and put all of that up for winter. I’ll shop various farmer’s markets in the summer and fall for the things I don’t grow. Wheat Montana produces wonderful unbleached flour for my baking needs and local bakeries have wonderful ancient grain sourdough breads. I’ll stock up on pasta and rice at Costco. I have laying hens for eggs.

Your post above made me think that I’d better pay some attention to pet needs. I think our dog food is going to be sourced okay but my parrot food comes from Canada as does the hemp bedding in my chicken coop. Our chicken feed comes out of WA state and that’s a regional purchase and feels reliable. Time to get the other stuff figured out.

This is going to be a long haul and the more we can support each other the better off we will all be. Thanks for this thread.