*i am adding a warning to this post. the images that will follow are of the hand processing of a hog (not the actual killing or gutting). while i find the images to be pertinent to this blog and in good taste, i do realize that not all readers will wish to see the various read more
new url, new look, same content. it was a very busy week of traveling to farms. tuesday i was back at hasselmann family farm and stopped in at inglenook pantry to talk to connie. the geneva market is moving inside this week and switching to saturday for the community winter market. many of the same read more
if you haven’t heard the phrase then you simply don’t eat. the local food movement has made a comeback (ask your grandparents where their food came from when they were kids). markets are popping up in every suburb, well respected chefs are demanding local produce and meats in their kitchens, and successful corporate types are read more
these broiler chickens were about half way to the market – still a bit small, but as happy and healthy as could be. they were the first stop on my farm tour. scott opened the pens so that the birds could enjoy the morning sun, get their fill of his special feed (apparently it took read more