Nationwide, small farms, farmers markets and specialty food makers are popping up and thriving as more people seek locally produced foods. More than half of consumers now say it’s more important to buy local than organic, according to market research firm Mintel, and Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan called the local food movement “the biggest retail food trend in my adult lifetime.”
Homemade vs. store-bought
Two years in the making, the cookbook is the vision of Alana Chernila, a food blogger and busy parent based in Western Massachusetts. It’s an ode to the joy of making everyday foods at home, from condiments (mustard, hot sauce) and dairy products (butter, ricotta) to snack foods (potato chips, granola bars) and baked goods (pancakes, corn bread).
“It came about in a roundabout way. I started cooking because I needed to feed my family,” says Chernila, 33, from her home in Great Barrington, where she lives with her husband and two young daughters. “We had children when we were young, and we didn’t have a lot of money, but we wanted to have good food.”
30,000 bees found in New Jersey attic
The bees’ hive, which measured two feet by three feet, was relocated to a honeybee rescue farm
One might think you’d notice, say 5,000 bees, but I know nothing of this house. Good luck, bees!
‘Food, Inc.’ chicken farmer has a new, humane farm
Carole Morison is still stepping into her chicken houses in Pocomoke, Md., but now the chickens follow her. Rather than flee, they try to roost on her shoulder. Now she doesn’t have to wear a face mask, and she’s hopeful that she may be able to take antibiotics again after years of developing allergies while using Perdue’s antibiotic-laden feed
This was one of the most disturbing parts of the documentary. They looked unhappy doing it. It is amazing, the transformation they have had, and the guts it took to do it. Following one’s conscience isn’t always easy, especially when your home is on the line
At the bottom of the article, there is a bit about humaneitarian.org – I have not had a chance to read through it yet, but it looks interesting, for those of us that want to eat healthier, but don’t want to give up meat.