Eat Food. Not Too Much. Mostly Plants.

I'm not going to force my beliefs on anybody, but I think our food society is horrible. And I'm still a part of that horror at this point in time, hoping to change. In an effort to support the Slow Food movement I've been trying to buy local produce. The problem is, I live at an inconvenient distance from the great downtown SLC Farmer's market and the great Orem and Lindon fruit orchards. However...Thanksgiving Point (literally my backyard) has been doing a Farmer's Market for a couple years. I went last year and was severely disappointed. No Produce. Then a friend told me she went this year and it's much better. So I headed over last night and found out that it's growing! There are definitely some farmers there with locally grown produce. Excellent.

Here's my main complaint: It's on a Friday...from 3-7pm. Why?I work full time and don't get home till 6:30 generally. Thanksgiving Point is notorious for odd hours. So maybe if enough of us go and make a suggestion that it be move to Saturday they'll listen. Maybe not. Worth a shot.

Anyway, I'm not a vegetarian and I'm not into organic foods, to a point. The FDA has some fairly easy guidelines by which one can be labeled organic, and that doesn't mean your food isn't still grown or caged in a large agri-business that only produces one thing... 3,000 miles away. Instead, I believe in eating things that are grown or produced locally, with few ingredients, that I can prepare myself. Especially in my own garden. Amen!

You'll be convinced too: Read The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food, both by Michael Pollan

Please forgive me for my rant and my plugs. I'll be looking for easy local options to help me live this lifestyle and I'll post them on the blog for anyone who's interested.