I debated if I should write a post on the topic of shopping local, mostly because I’d rather talk about make up, perfume, shopping, or anything except current events in the area where I live. Yet, I sometimes feel like I should talk more openly about my life and how imperfect it can be.
Currently I live in a rural area outside a small town in Arizona. It’s beautiful where I live. The scenery is something I really enjoy as well as the piece and quiet, but there are many downsides to where I live. One of those downsides is that I cannot always shop locally for food.
I talk every now and then on this blog about my allergies. In addition to allergies to the vegetation and agriculture near where I live, I also have food allergies. These allergies make it difficult to find food in the area where I live. Fortunately, I can normally work around these allergies, but for the past few years it’s become increasingly harder to do so. The reason is because the food I’m allergic to has become more common ingredients in foods I normally eat.
Since I’m struggling to buy food in the area where I live, I have to travel to another county in order to find food I can eat. There, I can find food from a variety of grocery stores, and the grocery stores that have locations in and around the area where I live have a better selection of foods to pick from. Also, there are grocery stores that offer food that are allergy friendly. Continue reading “My Frustrations About Shopping (And Not Shopping) Local” →
