I have to say, I’m feelin’ pretty darn good about my decision to join Eaton Farm’s Community Supported Agriculture program. I can’t wait for Sundays when I get my big baskets for farm-fresh produces and eggs. This week, I got beets, cabbage, cauliflower, green onions, lettuce, eggs, cucumbers and garlic toppers. YUM. We roasted the beets and cauliflower with some carrots last night to go with Brandon’s awesome BB Q ribs. It was a great summer meal.
I pick up at the Hyde Park Farmer’s Market. I was excited to find a local farmer who raises grass-fed beef, pork and free-range chickens. I bought chicken, pork and breakfast sausage. I hate supporting commercial meat and poultry farming because of its inhumane treatment of animals, unfair labor laws for workers and disregard for the environment. (A few examples: chickens fattened so fast they can’t stand up in the tiny, completely dark cages they are raised in. Cattle fed corn-based grain that makes them sick, requiring antibiotics to keep them “healthy” then resulting in e.coli outbreaks….I could go ON and ON!)
Anyway, if you can support a local farmer do it!
(Andrew hates being hugged -- he got a double whammy from Michelle and Shauna. Love it!)
(the totally edible birthday decorations were awesome!)
(Lena and Grandma Ann enjoying pina coladas)
