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...trees sprouts within four walls of what used to be a bank on the main strip. Paradise was never big. But it bustled. Now its storefronts are shuttered, and the only action other than the, yes, tumbleweeds that roll through town is at the grain elevator, where the occasional farmer weighs and deposits wheat. Lucille Shearer, 58, who went to school here, works alone in the post office. Ask her how many folks live in Paradise, and she starts counting from a two-page phone book. "These days, about 50," she replies...
...Vinton: During the summer months in particular, I just thrive on the farmer's markets. Around Connecticut, we have farmer's markets in most of the towns. I load up with fresh and wonderful things from neighboring farms...
...Vinton: I buy all of my meat directly from the farmer. I do that because of ailments such as mad cow disease that are in the food chain, and not being tested for thoroughly. Also, I believe in raising animals on pasture, which is the diet that nature intended for them to have. You hear the term "corn-fed beef" thrown around. Nothing could be worse for cattle than to eat corn. They're ruminants. They can turn grass into protein. Feeding them corn is a diet that's too rich for them. It makes them very ill and requires...
...Vinton: I love to cook, but I don't think you have to. The fresher the ingredients are, the less you have to do to them to bring out their flavors. If you can get to the farmer's market, I don't think there are many vegetables that would suffer from a quick saute with garlic and olive oil, fish run under the broiler, a steak fried in a pan. Scramble an egg; toss a salad. I think that the industrial food industry, the processed food industry, has spent a lot of money and has been very effective...
...Vinton: That's the most beautiful thing about the real food movement. It's not an all or nothing proposition. Start with your basics, the things that you eat the most of, or things that are easiest to come by. Pick one item from the farmer's market that's grown locally. There's no reason to be importing those. If you would just commit to only buying local apples, that would make a huge impact. The Northeast Organic Farmers' Association of Maine did a study. If families spent just spent $10 a week on local produce during...