I'm very mindful of how lucky we are to live in area where we have a lot of options in terms of food shopping, and to be able to afford them. It's funny you should mention the poultry regulations; we have a friend who has wanted to keep chickens for years (he's also a bee-keeper: free honey!!), and has learned that up to four are permitted within our city limits, but his wife won't hear of it...thus far, all his carefully marshalled, well-supported arguments about fresh organic eggs have fallen on deaf ears...of course, they already have four kids and a dog so I can sort of see her point!

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