I’m Surrounded by Cheese Wrappers! (or, How to Find Quality Cheese)
I love cheese. I’m no conoisseur by any stretch of the imagination; in fact, give me a fancy dancy, potentially expensive cheese, and I probably…
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Monday Mission: You are What You Eat, Eats
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to make an upgrade in where you get your animal products: beef, pork, chicken, fish, cheese, milk,…
Farmers’ Panel: My Thoughts on Big vs. Small, Grain vs. Grass, and Where to Buy Your Food
It was a real treat to introduce you to a variety of farmers from across the country last week in the Kitchen Stewardship® Farmers’ Panel.…
Farmers’ Panel: My Local Favorites Talk Grassfed, Organic
Do you have a farmer? It gives me great joy to say “my farmer” and my joy multiplies as I find more and more wonderful…
Farmers’ Panel: Real Cattle Farmers Talk About their Livelihoods
I hardly feel worthy to introduce this panel of cattle farmers from across the nation. Seven farmers agreed to answer my in-depth questions all about…
Why You Should Really, REALLY Get to Know Your Farmer (Even if Your Friends Already Have)
Our family has been buying grass-fed beef and chicken at a premium from Grassfield’s Farm in Coopersville, MI for about 18 months now. When we…
Why I Choose Raw Milk
This is my opinion, and only my opinion. What works for my family with raw, unpasteurized milk may not be possible for yours, and it…
What Kind of Milk Should I Buy?
Even among the tangled webs of nutrition science and speculation (can you say “soaking grains”?), safe milk has got to be one of the most…