~For the past year or so I’ve been on the hunt for duck eggs. Searching market after market with no luck, my hope was starting to dwindle. It wasn’t until a few weeks ago when I finally hit the jackpot, but it wasn’t at a farmer’s market. They came from my boss! When he’s not… Continue reading What the duck (eggs)
~A couple of weeks ago I had the awesome opportunity to travel to the farm of one of my favorite market vendors: Drover’s Trail Natural Farms. They are a family run business operating on a 100+ year old farm rich in history and delicious vegetables. One of the owners, Koren Finnestad, took me on a… Continue reading Behind the Scenes at Drover’s Trail
~Today was the day I’ve been waiting an entire year for: opening day of the Frankfort farmer’s market!!! This is my Christmas! I’ve been counting down the days for weeks and it finally came, but at a small price that I was willing to pay. This weekend the weather has been nothing but cold and… Continue reading A soggy start to market season
~I, like most of you I’m sure, have come down with a case of spring fever. Last week I was accepted into 2 different gardening groups on Facebook, Chicagoland Gardening and Self Sufficiency and Garden Obsession (check them out in the links below!). Upon acceptance into the groups my spring fever reached a fever pitch.… Continue reading Garden Gathering
~The concept of Fair Trade seems like common sense, at least to me it does. When you buy certain products with the Fair Trade symbol, producers in developing countries are paid a fair wage and provided a safe working environment. I first learned of the Fair Trade concept years ago at church of all places.… Continue reading Everyone deserves a Fair Trade
~I discovered Graze the same way I discovered Thrive Market: on the television. I was catching up on one of my many shows I’ve fallen behind on when up popped a commercial for a company that sends snacks in the mail and if you went onto their website and entered a promo code, they’d send… Continue reading Amazing Graze
~As I mentioned in my Thrive Market post, I had no idea what ghee was until it arrived at my house a few days ago. It’s actually a form of clarified butter that’s as nutritionally rich like coconut oil. During the boiling process, the milk fats are removed which makes it more digestible to those with… Continue reading Ghee Whiz
