Farmer's Market

Yesterday my husband and I went to our local farmer's market!  They started a few weeks ago, but this was our first visit of the season.  We are very blessed to live in the largest agricultural community in the world, I think...anyways maybe Steph can back me up on that.  So this means that it's a waste to go to the grocery store for fresh produce, because we can get our produce direct from the farmer for cheaper.  It's also a great way to meet the farmers and show our appreciation for them!  By the way most of our bounty was organic!

A brief PSA for you all...please buy local and support your local farmer!  The more invested in what we eat and where it comes from the better it is for the farmer and us!  The farmer's job is to produce what the people want, if people only go to the grocery store farmers are forced to mass produce for the mass market which means we don't always know what we're eating.  Farmers don't want it this way!  If it's possible try and reserve your produce shopping for your local farmer's market! (I hope that you all have access to one...but I know not everyone does...but if you do...do your part!) Happy marketing!

You Are What You Eat...

I've been thinking more and more about this phrase "You are what you eat."  My husband and I are really fortunate to live in a city where there's a Whole Foods Market. We love going in there and just taking our time seeing what's available. On top of that I recently watched a documentary called Food Inc. which made me really conscious of what I eat.
Still though it's unbelievable how sort of second-nature it is to grab something and not think about what kind of crazy concoction is going into my body.  So funny thing yesterday my husband and I went to a grocery store that we had gone before (a place where you can get a lot of food for cheap) and we were walking through and just couldn't bring ourselves to get what they offer. We have been doing our weekly light shopping at Whole Foods for a month now and boy are we spoiled! So we left that grocery store and went to Whole Foods. We just try and buy less only getting truly what we will eat and make sure to eat all of it.
My favorite thing to purchase is beef.  I love meat! I really do...but I think it's important after watching that documentary that we support the meat industry...but help correct our spending habits so that they reflect a desire for a more natural and organic way of farming.  We can make it possible for all farmers to go organic simply by creating the market!  So like I was saying, my favorite new thing is to buy grass-fed organic beef.  Why grass-fed? Because most cows raised for meat now are corn fed...this is not a natural food for the cow and it creates problems (e-coli for example).  It makes me feel good to buy meat that has been farmed naturally! It's more expensive but we don't buy meat every week to save costs...and that means eating more veggies...which is not too bad! See you next time...happy marketing!