What good can come from making a 12 Mile Meal? Can it grow your hunger to eat delicious locally grown food? Can the simple act of collecting locally produced foods and ingredients bring health to you and your family and your friends and neighbors? Can building a 12 Mile Meal save the world? Yes! Making your next 12 Mile Meal will do all of these things and more. Just give [...]
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With March gone and April ringing, I feel like I am ready to sprint and maybe even roll in some grass. Things I rarely do, as both can be painful, if not down right silly. But that is what happens after a long winter and why most of us are giddy with thoughts of bike riding and walking, boating and swimming and of course eating out of doors. Nothing could [...]
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Western Massachusetts is a special place that feeds minds, excites souls and delights the senses with its beauty and gracious landscapes. Building a 12 Mile Meal is made easy with all of the fabulous farms and farmers markets that dot the valley. But, what about fresh and delicious fish from the rare and treasured waters of our beloved Bay State? Where can we get it and keep our dollars in [...]
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Community is at the center of the 12 Mile Meal mission and building community is a core value that we must be willing to commit to as our society moves forward in an uncertain future in the 21st century. Community must be more than increasing our consumption of delicious locally grown foods at home or when dining out and shopping at locally owned and operated businesses. Although these are important [...]
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