local foods...where to find it...

a good place to start is at your local farms and farmers markets

don't know where they are? try:
http://www.eatwild.com/
http://realmilk.com/
http://apps.ams.usda.gov/FarmersMarkets/

ask the farmers if they know of any co-ops or buying clubs that you can join.  or start your own. i highly suggest you read this article written by a good friend

i personally recommend raw/real milk; my husband and i drink quite a few gallons of it per week.  we have been drinking it for about 4 years now and it has been great!

it is important to know your farmer and their practices.  visit their farms, ask them questions about their techniques (how fun is it to personally know your farmer/where your food comes from!!).

hints for what is ideal: grass fed cows for milk, meat, and cheese.  pasture-raised chickens (aka: feed mostly off the land) for eggs as well as meat. ... well, pretty much pastured everything is ideal... kinda like the olden days... you know... before scientists thought they could do it better...