I love following you and learning about all the wonderful things going on in the place where I was raised. It's too easy to assume that it's all stayed the same since I left, but really exciting to find that it's been growing and changing shape for the better. I absolutely hate commercial Peeps, but these look like something I could really stuff my cheeks with. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much for this lovely event! Joe and the Sen Yai Sen Lek staff did a great job as always. It was a real treat to be surrounded by people who think about food as much as we do! And who want to talk about it. Ya'll are doing great work!
You SHOULD feel good, that's pretty amazing. Or maybe it's just smart and planful. I'm with you on meat, dairy, eggs. Must be better this year about preparing for the long winter. It's a goal, for sure - lucky many of us can eat the fruits (and veggies) of your labor in the cold months.
Hello, does anyone in SGT know of any farm that sells local free range chicken that are good either for frying or just as a simple soup? I'd really appreciate the info. If the chickens are fed organic foods, the better.
Also, taking them to the market/grocery store is huge - my son may only consent to eat two, MAYBE three vegetables (four if you count corn - is that veg or grain?) but he recognizes tons just from being dragged thru the produce section or farmer's market while looking around and asking tons of questions. I think it's important for them to see what's out there, and see their grownups eating it, and if possible meet the farmers who grow it - even if the actual eating of a rutabaga is still a misty theoretical possibility. I always hated turnips, and now LOVE them - but at least I knew tehy were out there.
Tonight we had meatloaf (1000 Hills hamburger, our eggs, our bread crumbs, some other stuff...), romanesco cauliflower (frozen), baked potatoes (root cellar), coleslaw (our cabbage, Featherstone carrots). This morning we had fried eggs with onions and peppers (frozen), homemade bread (our wheat), Hope butter, wild grape jelly.
Mary sez we have to get quit buying groceries (except for milk, and butter) and eat the stuff in our cupboards and freezer. I think that she is looking at a couple chickens that need to go before the chicks arrive. There is still a bunch of corn and dry beans, but they will go into the CSA or we'll sell them so she's not concerned about them.
I hate microgreens. I'm waiting until the arugula in the trays gets some real leaves. The dandelions are a couple inches across and the rhubarb, nettles, and dock are just poking out of the ground. There are some collards that wintered over. I'm between eating them and saving them for seed.
Eating local isn't hard. I feel really good about having our own food.
Just as plants grow and change so do peoples ideas about local food. What does local mean? How do I wish to be part of my local food system? What kind of relationship do I want? It's great to see people talking about these things and thinking about them no matter what kind of food they eat. As mentioned above we have a "build your own box" share that offers the flexibility of a farmer's market, the benefits of having a close relationship with your farmer, and the perks (and risk) of being part of a CSA. This sounds like what the previous poster has found in Indiana.
Same to you, Turnip Rock!
Same to you, Turnip Rock! It's been great to get to know you a little bit. Looking frorward to a full harvest.
Greg, I am drooling over
Greg,
I am drooling over your meal description and am inspired.
~Alicia
I love following you and
I love following you and learning about all the wonderful things going on in the place where I was raised. It's too easy to assume that it's all stayed the same since I left, but really exciting to find that it's been growing and changing shape for the better. I absolutely hate commercial Peeps, but these look like something I could really stuff my cheeks with. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much for this
Thanks so much for this lovely event! Joe and the Sen Yai Sen Lek staff did a great job as always. It was a real treat to be surrounded by people who think about food as much as we do! And who want to talk about it. Ya'll are doing great work!
Greg, You SHOULD feel good,
Greg,
You SHOULD feel good, that's pretty amazing. Or maybe it's just smart and planful. I'm with you on meat, dairy, eggs. Must be better this year about preparing for the long winter. It's a goal, for sure - lucky many of us can eat the fruits (and veggies) of your labor in the cold months.
-Lee
so right, bezzie - that
so right, bezzie - that connection we help our kids make to their food - especially where it comes from - counts for a lot.
Hello, does anyone in SGT
Hello, does anyone in SGT know of any farm that sells local free range chicken that are good either for frying or just as a simple soup? I'd really appreciate the info. If the chickens are fed organic foods, the better.
Thank you.
Also, taking them to the
Also, taking them to the market/grocery store is huge - my son may only consent to eat two, MAYBE three vegetables (four if you count corn - is that veg or grain?) but he recognizes tons just from being dragged thru the produce section or farmer's market while looking around and asking tons of questions. I think it's important for them to see what's out there, and see their grownups eating it, and if possible meet the farmers who grow it - even if the actual eating of a rutabaga is still a misty theoretical possibility. I always hated turnips, and now LOVE them - but at least I knew tehy were out there.
Tonight we had meatloaf (1000
Tonight we had meatloaf (1000 Hills hamburger, our eggs, our bread crumbs, some other stuff...), romanesco cauliflower (frozen), baked potatoes (root cellar), coleslaw (our cabbage, Featherstone carrots). This morning we had fried eggs with onions and peppers (frozen), homemade bread (our wheat), Hope butter, wild grape jelly.
Mary sez we have to get quit buying groceries (except for milk, and butter) and eat the stuff in our cupboards and freezer. I think that she is looking at a couple chickens that need to go before the chicks arrive. There is still a bunch of corn and dry beans, but they will go into the CSA or we'll sell them so she's not concerned about them.
I hate microgreens. I'm waiting until the arugula in the trays gets some real leaves. The dandelions are a couple inches across and the rhubarb, nettles, and dock are just poking out of the ground. There are some collards that wintered over. I'm between eating them and saving them for seed.
Eating local isn't hard. I feel really good about having our own food.
Greg
Just as plants grow and
Just as plants grow and change so do peoples ideas about local food. What does local mean? How do I wish to be part of my local food system? What kind of relationship do I want? It's great to see people talking about these things and thinking about them no matter what kind of food they eat. As mentioned above we have a "build your own box" share that offers the flexibility of a farmer's market, the benefits of having a close relationship with your farmer, and the perks (and risk) of being part of a CSA. This sounds like what the previous poster has found in Indiana.