We Are What We Eat

Yesterday I posted this article on my Facebook page.

I was happy that several friends shared the article on their page.

Now, while I feel the title of this article might be a bit hyperbolic,

the article offers a lot of insight into something that has troubled me for years.

The article discusses the potential dangers associated with the rampant use of Round-up

in our agricultural industry.

I could go on and on about agri-business and the victimization of the American consumer,

but I will resist.

What I will say is this...

farm fresh eggs from pastured chickens

One of the most intimate of all our daily activities is eating.

What we eat, and what that food contains has long lasting effects on the quality of our lives.

There are volumes that I could say on this subject.

But, I will resist.

I will leave you with this one request...and it's an excellent resolution for us all as 

we approach the coming new year....

Collards....still edible in the end of December

Take the time to become knowledgeable about the food that you eat.

Investigate.

Read labels.

Get to know your food intimately... where it comes from, how it's grown, etc.

Make changes in your diet accordingly.

It just might be the most important change you can make for your health.

( I know....it looks like I just gave you a list of things...but they all boil down to the same idea.)

You are what you eat.

You are what "what you eat" eats.

Real food is not a list of chemicals.

winter kale

I apologize for preaching.  I am passionate about food.

I will gladly continue this conversation with you....email me!

And now.... a little farm trivia.

Did you know?.....

that unlike most animals who rise from a reclining position first on their front legs and then by their back legs....

goats rise up on their hind legs first!
Then they get up on their front knees before standing up.

And that is why goats always have large, bare calluses on their knees.

Yesterday I finished my second Dragon Watcher's Hood....
(it's actually a much deeper red than this photo shows)

It is now in the mail going to its new home in Pittsburgh.

And last...do you remember the bell I found last summer while antiquing?

Here it is... hung and ready to chime...

This bell will call us home for dinner, and announce marriages and births and new years...

a new family tradition!