Wednesday, June 14, 2006

 

I'll Take The Veggie Tray.


Sophia loves her veggies.
We have been really conscious of the way we introduce foods to Sophia. As a consequence, Sophia has always eaten really healthy. We rarely give her anything with processed sugar. She eats all organic (with the exception of her formula, which is down to just a few ounces a day) and completely vegetarian. We went to the local organic farmer's market this evening and bought her some fresh produce. We are thinking of signing up for a CSA next year. If you are not familiar with community supported agriculture (CSA), it is basically a share holder system. Your family buys a share of a local farm's crop and you receive a share of the harvest. It seems to me like a good way to get locally grown organic food while supporting your local economy. Plus, we think it will teach Sophia to understand her food comes from a farm rather than a grocery store.
If you are interested we watched a great film on PBS last night that deals with a farmer with a very successful CSA. The film was called "The Real Dirt On Farmer John". It was quite entertaining and inspiring. I highly recommend it.
You can also check out Local Harvest to find farms in your area that offer these types of arrangements.
Comments:
Cute pic, and great job! We aren't vegetarian, but we try to really limit the sugary foods. It works most of the time, but one daughter has a habbit of snitching when she knows there is something sugary about, so she gets more than we would like (and a lot more scoldings and timeouts than we would like too). :) We haven't been able to get our garden going this year (too many persistant weeds needed to be killed off) but I'm excited because next summer we should be able to have a nice sized garden in our back yard. :)
 
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