I love Joel Salatin and his latest book, Folks This Ain’t Normal, is on my 2012 reading list. In this brief interview of Joel by a member of the Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund, he discusses the premise of his book and the reasoning behind his writing. Can’t wait to read it! Have you read it… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Farmers Markets
Infographic Sundays – The Real Food is Hard to Find Edition
Welcome to 2012! It’s the first day of a new year! What’s on your agenda for the upcoming 12 months? Is one of your goals to eat more real food? Great! Awesome! Yay! Now that you’ve made a commitment to eat more real food, be prepared to do a little more work than you would… Continue Reading
Fun Video Fridays – Gateway Organic Farm
If you’re in the area of Clearwater, FL, here’s their website: http://www.gatewayorganicfarm.com
Michael Pollan on The Farm Bill – We Need to Vote
Great video from Michael Pollan on the importance of voting with our forks AND voting with our votes. America’s food system is completely tied up in Washington, due to commodities legislation and policy choices by our elected leaders. The commodity crops are the “building blocks of fast food”. Like Pollan says, we need to shift the focus… Continue Reading
Buying Groceries – Where Do You Shop?
I am pretty selective on where I shop for my groceries. While there are dozens of different grocery stores around Denver, I find that I tend to have a couple favorites where I do most of my shopping. That said, the main place that I shop during the spring, summer, and fall seasons are my… Continue Reading
Fun In the Sun at Berry Patch Farms
This weekend, I had the opportunity to visit Berry Patch Farms, with a couple friends. They had been out there recently to pick raspberries and currants and it sounded like so much fun that I just had to go. So, I rose early and headed out to meet them at the farm before it got too hot… Continue Reading
Farmers Markets in Your Area
I am continually encouraging my readers to shop at their local farmers markets whenever they can. But, one of the questions that I always get is “how do I find markets in my area?” Hard to shop at your local market if you don’t know where it is! Here in Colorado, Vendor Hippo is a… Continue Reading
