Do you know where your food is coming from? Are you concerned? How far are you willing to go to get “fresh” food? These are some questions that my family and I are trying to answer.
When I was a child, I remember my father telling me a story about a cow that he became “friends” with on their Indiana farm. He called his “pet” cow, Moses. One evening at dinner when my father was about 6 years old, he asked where Moses was, and my grandpa told him, “you’re looking at him.” Needless to say, things have changed quite a bit.
My husband and I saw the movie “Food, Inc.” and were really disturbed by the way it depicted the food production and processing systems. The movie prompted us to eat “fresh” or organic and local as much as possible. I have been interested in health and fitness my entire life. However, after my mother died of breast cancer and my father died of a rare brain disease (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy or PSP) last year, I have become even more concerned with what is going into my body and maintaining optimal health.
Our family has been slowly moving toward going all natural. I cut out diet soda (which I will discuss further in a separate blog) and we slowly started buying organic foods. We are planning to participate in a food cooperative this summer at a local farm. In addition, this week, our family is taking it to another level and making our first meat and poultry purchases from a local, organic farm. We learned of a farm close to us in Northern Virginia when we saw the movie “Food, Inc.” and decided to take the plunge. It involves planning ahead (which is not one of my strengths) and going to a drop off point to pick up the food.
Is it worth the extra cost? Will we really notice a difference in how the food tastes and how we feel? Am I becoming one of those people I used to refer to as “granolas?” I will let you know in a future blog.
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