1 post tagged “buy local”

Do you buy products made locally?  Is there anything made in your area that you love?

I do, but not that often. My nearby farmer's market is more like a ginormous grocery store than a standard farmer's market. I know they sell Georgia-grown corn and collard greens.

I am quite the fan, though, of Sweetwater beer. Made in Atlanta. Their ESB is quite nuanced with a very smooth finish. I also fell in love with a house-made pilsner at the Park Tavern.

I'm going to stretch the "local" definition a little bit. I'm including the entire state of Georgia. "Local" to me usually means within an hour's drive, or wherever I can still get an Atlanta radio signal. But these things are too good not to mention, IMO.

I'm a fan of Three Sisters Walasiyi White and Dahlonega Gold. Tiger Mountain has a red that's really good too, although I can't remember the name.

I must also give a shout out to the manna from heaven that is Sweetgrass Dairy Green Hill cheese. Most of their cheeses are good, but Green Hill is divine. It's a soft cow's cheese that has the texture of brie, and a flavor that's somewhere between brie and cheedar.