Greensboro is a great place to fish for bream. The above fish was hooked locally in a private pond, when the weather was a little warmer. Lakes and private ponds are filled with these edible panfish. Americans are trying harder and harder to eat local food and Greensboro is involved with that initiative. One way to eat local is to fish. Greensboro's Parks and Recreation Department is very involved with the Community Fishing Program. As one example, they deliver fish to lakes (read one example here).
Another way to help sustain our feed supply is by planting more edible landscaping (see here). We hope you are making some effort to eat fresh food. Today is ABC Wednesday and for our Go Green Greensboro series, we're saying F is for Fresh... fish and food! Let's all take one day a week and try to eat completely from food that is grown locally.
I heartily agree that FISH are wonderful FOOD to add to one's diet. And it's good that your community is encouraging the practice in a variety of ways! Kate, ABC Team
Posted by: Kate | Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 08:32 AM
I think it is great that people are becoming more aware of the source of their food. I'm planting a garden and visiting the Farmer's Market. I live in an area of Catfish Farms and Sweet Potato farms, too. Grilled fish and baked sweet potatoes - Yum!
Great photo for ABC Wednesday!
Lea
Lea's Menagerie
Posted by: Lea | Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 08:42 AM
I caught this. But the fish is a perch and not a bream!
Love,
Ernest
Posted by: Ernest Thompson | Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 09:36 AM
And how did you prepare it, Ernest? Was it good?
Posted by: Jane Mitchell | Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 11:09 AM
Good one for the letter F. I love fish. It's even better if it's caught locally.
Posted by: SRQ | Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 12:06 PM
What a lovely and perfect F capture! We have local fishing here and I agree there's no better way to eat locally.
Posted by: londonlulu | Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 12:48 PM
Your eat local post certainly goes along with mine today. I posted about our eating local, farm fresh food.
Posted by: photowannabe | Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 06:33 PM
If I remember correctly, this one escaped the frying pan!
Posted by: Ernest | Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 06:44 PM
FRESH fish! What kind is it?
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
Posted by: Roger Green | Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 07:26 PM
I live in an area of Catfish Farms and Sweet Potato farms, too. Grilled fish and baked sweet potatoes - Yum!
Posted by: major surplus and survival warehouse | Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 10:16 PM