A deeper look into where our food comes from

Hello blog readers. Still reeling from the disturbing facts I read in the book The Omnivore's Dilemma  I started to search for more information about where our food comes from. This brought me to another book called Every Twelve Seconds: Industrialized Slaughter and the Politics of Sight by Timothy Pachirat. After reading a brief synopsis of the book I decided that I am not sure I can stomach to read it yet. What I did find was a book I could handle  Folks, This Ain't Normal: A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World       by Joel Salatin I'm about half way through the book, and Joel makes the book easy to read. His conversational tone makes you feel like he's right in front of you, sharing about his farm, his family, and most importantly food grown and made the right way. 

I also watched the documentary Food, Inc. today and there was Michael Pollan talking about some of the things he touched upon in his book The Omnivore's Dilemma. There was also Joel Salatin and his Polyface Farm. There were definitely some disturbing information given, and show, but nothing too graphic. I'll admit it I cried during part of it. It was another wake up call to me about how I should use my money to show big business what kind of food I want in my home, and that means local, healthy, and respected. 

We looked into a Meat CSA last night. My husband fully supports this, although it will be a lot more expensive to get our meat from a local source, rather than the grocery store where I usually get it. It will mean some changes to how we eat, less meat for every meal, but at least the meat we do eat will be meat I can enjoy, and feel good about. 

Lastly since I need to start dinner soon, I wanted to say that we drove into the next town and I picked up a dozen fresh farm raised chicken eggs. They were four dollars for the dozen, more than we usually spend for the big pack at Costco but I am excited about giving them to my family. Just opening the carton and seeing the rainbow of different colored eggs showed my girls that something was different about these eggs, and I am sure they are going to taste different too. Taste like happy eggs, and happy chickens, taste like we are eating something wholesome and good.