Organic Love

A glorious spring morning, and I'm thinking organics. My husband, Carl, and I are big fans of the t.v. programs Endless Feast and Chefs A'Field, which promote local, organic, sustainable farming and food. As self-confessed foodies, we are interested in knowing exactly where our food comes from, and we want our boys to know the value of good food. Do we still breakfast at McDonald's sometimes? Yes. Do I love California Pizza kitchen frozen Thai Chicken Pizza? You bet! But our family continues to make strides in eating locally, organically and healthfully.

We use organic, free-range eggs, and we buy organic everything we can get our hands on, from Horizons milk to applesauce to raisins and cooking spray. This summer promises to be the summer where we enjoy our own fresh vegetables, and those of our local farmers, all summer long. My goal is to freeze much of what we can't use immediately, so we will have healthy fruits & veggies all winter.

We are still learning as we go, and we have a lot to learn about natural, organic and sustainable, but we have found many people who share our interests and are eager to discuss their experiences with these issues.

Here are some lovely links, both local and non-local, concerning organics and sustainability:

Pawnee Pride Meats, Steinauer, NE

Double K Organic Farms, Clarinda, IA

Excited to read:

Certain Girls, the new novel by Jennifer Weiner