shop local to eat local

As Eating Local Week barrels forward, the time has come to celebrate local shops that market local food products. Look what local-shopping has done for me:

Indiana Eggplant, Poplar Bark Syrup (Hickory Works)
& Brendle Honey from Goose the Market
Tomato & Pear - both Indiana-grown - from Locally Grown Gardens

These are my three favorite local-owner/local-products stores, a group largely determined by my own geographic location (sort of Meridian-Kessler-ish):

• My husband's previous employer and the granddaddy of local health food stores, the Good Earth stocks a wide range of local products, including Traders Point Creamery products, bulk honey from Eisele's in Westfield , some of the most beautiful local heirloom tomatoes and greens you'll ever see, and breads from Rene's Bakery.
• Locally Grown Gardens is obviously a place I like a lot. Check out my previous Locally Grown Gardens review.
• Goose the Market is a lovely, special and perfectly curated food shop. Goose has something for each and every food lover. My coworker Jim adores their meat selection, I get all excited about their downstairs pantry section (go to the cellar!), and anyone who has taste buds would adore their gelato.

Please tell me what other stores are on your list!

aside from shopping: Preparations continue for tomorrow's locally focused First Friday party - I've got a jar of tomato jam, ever so slightly modified from Mark Bittman's jam recipe, in the refrigerator and local eggplant roasting in the oven!