Monday, March 23, 2009

Mind the Processed Foods

Recently, we started to pay a lot more attention to where we get our food and the kinds of food we consume. Admittedly, we are one more convert to the Michael Pollen and Alice Waters way of living. Be it the Omnivore's Dilemma or Slow Food or Food Matters or King Corn, we're sold on the importance of organic, locally grown, non-processed food. And we don't plan on this conscious eating becoming a fad. As a result, we have (finally) become members/owners of our local COOP grocery store and bought a "share" in a recently opened C.S.A. (Community Supported Agriculture) farm, Clear Creek Farm. We're also in the middle of preparing plots in our yard to grow herbs and additional vegetables. We may end up with more boc choy than we know what to do with, but that's what neighbors and friends are for—outlets for "over production." Besides, it will be worth it for our health and the environment.
—Grant

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