Comments on: Fight back with farm fresh

By: Janet

Janet — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:01:01 +0000

I love this post! I get my eggs from a farm that is Certified Humane (Glaum Egg Ranch) because I always wonder the same things you mentioned about the conditions. I try to buy meat that is as ethically raised as possible (like Marin Sun Farms here), but you never really know unless you can visit a farm. It’s great to be able to see where your food comes from first-hand!

By: Claudia

Claudia — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:09:42 +0000

I haven’t “met”my chickens and cows – but I do traipse off to the winter farmer’s market for my eggs.

By: Erica

Erica — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:05:19 +0000

Great post! Love it! I cannot wait until our famers market starts back up so I too can have fresh real produce and eggs!

By: Sweta

Sweta — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:45:38 +0000

I love the farmers market and the “U-pick” farms around Corvallis! I’m just waiting for the Farmers Market to open sometime mid-April

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:32:44 +0000

@Dana – I didn’t take any cow pictures, what was I thinking??

@Peggy – The only other people we saw at the farm were other customers. Farmer must have been hard at work. Or in the john or something Next time!

@CulinaryWannabe – college in Mississippi? and now you are in New York? how is THAT?

@healthyashley – you had your own farm and your own eggs? or was it one nearby? either way, very cool.

@FoodRenegade – and thank YOU for hosting Fight Back Fridays. Awesome.

@Houseonahill – thanks for the sharing the links for anyone in the Chicago area!

@Vered – you’re not kidding. though i learned we’ll have to start carrying a paper map for when the iphone no longer can help us find our way.

@Lori – what, no farms in Brazil?

@jess – thanks for coming by! Central Square has two CSA dropoffs but I’m not sure if they have a farmer’s market. Harvest Co-op has all the deets!

@NAOmni – i wish we could have bought 3x as much and saved it but it would have spoiled. will have to trek out again another time…!

By: NAOmni

NAOmni — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:07:53 +0000

I think it’s awesome you took the time to go!

NAOmni

By: Jess@lavidaveggie

Jess@lavidaveggie — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:17:10 +0000

Hey girl, congratulations on the business and the new site! It looks absolutely superb. I looked into attending IIN and doing similar work a couple years back; looks like its workin’ for ya! So glad you made it out to the farmlands of Western MA. I’m from upstate New York, and that territory is very dear to me. Cows are indeed super-fuzzy, and have the kindest, most lucid eyes of any critter you’re likely to meet. I’ll look into the Central Square CSA – that farmer’s market is my favorite in the city. Although the Brookline market can’t be beat in convenience (it’s literally behind my apartment!), the one in Central has a diversity and friendly atmosphere I’ve yet to find elsewhere.

By: Lori

Lori — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:46:55 +0000

Ha! You cracked me up with the cell phone service comment. I think I struggled with that as much driving around KY for work as we do in Brazil.

What a cool experience. I’ve always been a country girl at heart and love the smell and feel of the farm. I’m bummed that I’ll miss the chance to participate in a CSA this year, but I’m all geared up to find one next year for sure.

By: Vered - MomGrind

Vered - MomGrind — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:18:13 +0000

Places with no cell phone coverage are the best.

By: Houseonahill

Houseonahill — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:17:17 +0000

Michelle SUPER SUPER post!!! (I am beginning to feel like Flo from those Progressive Insurance Commercials – I don’t get a discount for agreeing…) but this is really good stuff here – the kind that gets me uber excited!

Here in Chicago we have Irv and Shelly http://www.freshpicks.com/cms/

and City Farm http://www.resourcecenterchicago.org/70thfarm.html which was actually a concept to assist Cabrini Green Housing Residents into self-sustainment.

I shop with them both; while I am vegan, my 13 year old is not, so I do the best I can to keep him healthy and engaged in the best eating possible. At City Farm they let him pick his own veggies!

Keep up the great job!