And the best part is, one doesn’t have to sow and grow their own fully-stocked pantry to have access to fantastic local food. Not when sourcing local ingredients is so, so much easier than all that tilling, tending, etc…To help unearth these edible, informational gems, three local experts agreed to share their insight, experience and wisdom on the subject of sourcing local ingredients. Together, they cover the who, what, when, where and why of shopping for local produce and food products. Today, she serves Lebanese-inspired dishes with a California twist, emphasizing seasonal, local ingredients. “When I lived in St. Louis, there was a local market with local eggs, local milk, local produce, local food … a food co-op like that would do really well here, and we could really, really benefit from that.