Another day on organics. Only because I ran across an even bigger section in the healthy foods area at our grocery store. Something I had forgotten all about at first...The meats, milks, and eggs. Now, how I could have forgotten those staple items I have no idea. I normally don't venture into this section unless I am looking for something gluten free for my niece, and even then I tend to be in the ... Read More about Making Sense Of The Grocery Store: Organics Part 2
Making Sense Of The Grocery Store: Organics
Holy Buckets- they are every where! They have two special sections for them at our grocery store. One in produce and one in the healthy section.Is it important to pay the extra money to ensure that your food does not have pesticides?Or wait, is that even what organic means? Most consumers believe that they buy organic foods because they are free from pesticides.My first stop in the case of ... Read More about Making Sense Of The Grocery Store: Organics
Making Sense of The Grocery Store
This is something we are all faced with at least once a month. Well, for most families...probably once a week. I on the other hand push it off for as long as I can.Well, until we are out of Oreos anyway. My husband is so thin..and I swear he can go through an entire thing of Oreos in a week flat and never gain one pound. It is sickening. Going to the grocery store can be overwhelming. For anyone. ... Read More about Making Sense of The Grocery Store
Addressing Misconceptions About Agriculture
Something as farmers we do every day.It seems we are often justifying why and how we do our jobs. Maybe we can say the same thing for doctors and nurses as well?When I was pregnant I had an appointment for Baby and spent the last few minutes discussing GMO's, our family farm, and feeding the world with one of the nurses.She explained how she has many west coast friends that had a heated debate on ... Read More about Addressing Misconceptions About Agriculture
Farming…Team Sport?
When we work on projects, we make sure to bring all the toys. You know, just in case. On this particular day, I would have to say that spirits were not the only thing that was high, so was the number of equipment in the yard.If you remember from last summer we spent a long Saturday cleaning up storm damage as a family. Well, here we are a few months later still cleaning up that damage.On ... Read More about Farming…Team Sport?