Locally Grown, Organically Sown

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There is inherent irony in starting a blog documenting how to live an environmentally sensitive life in the city of Kunming when said blog is blocked in China. Hopefully, for people interested in a green lifestyle in Kunming, they will find a way to access ACRE.

I have been in Kunming three weeks now, and have already discovered a number of ways to be green. My first post features perhaps my most anticipated highlight of the city. As soon as I had my own kitchen, I joined the local vegetable Co-op from Green Kunming. They operate the largest organic food distribution network in the city. For 45 rmb, I get 5 kgs of organic produce.

This week’s order included:

  • Baby Carrots
  • Spinach
  • Purple Lettuce
  • Daikon Radish
  • Pumpkin
  • Purple Potatoes
  • Collard Green
  • Frisee Lettuce

I have been looking forward to being a part of a vegetable co-op for so long. What better way to be healthy than to have weekly shipments of locally grown, organic produce delivered to you. If you don’t figure out a way to eat everything in a few days, then your money will go to waste. It forces me to plan meals and cook healthy.

I recommend that everyone who is serious about their health and the environment find the organic food co-op in their city and join.

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  • kkyan

    nice blog. maybe tag each blog with the specific blog contributor? might make for less confusion to the different followers.

  • http://entropy2.com/ The Good Doctor

    they are already divided by categories, so for instance if you just want the acre posts about kunming, you can click on that category.

    • kkyan

      thanks, i noticed the categories, but didn't realize each category was aligned to a specific contributor besides Acre.

  • Action

    Our neighbors here in Boulder are a local dropoff point for the co-op. A large truck drops off many veges, eggs, flowers, etc. Seems to create lots of pollutions -noises-cars idle-etc. That is why i choose not to support co-ops. Plus you dont get interaction like you can at megagrocery store.

    • http://entropy2.com/ The Good Doctor

      what we need is a mega grocery store that grows all of its vegetables inside of it. then you can avoid shipping pollution all together for your vegetables. while they are at it, they should produce ALL of their products in house. some of those wal-marts are big enough.

  • Action

    Our neighbors here in Boulder are a local dropoff point for the co-op. A large truck drops off many veges, eggs, flowers, etc. Seems to create lots of pollutions -noises-cars idle-etc. That is why i choose not to support co-ops. Plus you dont get interaction like you can at megagrocery store.

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