Last fall my family purchased a share in a Community Supported Agriculture farm (CSA). It’s been a wonderful thing. The kids like to have a “feast” from the organic fruits and vegetables we get in the basket delivered from the farm to our pick-up site. They enjoy old favorites like apples and pears, and make new favorites like kohlrabi (in lemon, olive oil, and salt).
Today we got the opportunity to visit the farm to pick strawberries out in the field. The field trip (forgive the pun) showed the kids exactly where their food grows. The experience was educational and …read more

Five years ago, I thought I ate healthfully. Then I got pregnant and I started paying more attention to the foods I ate and how they affected the fetus. I redoubled my efforts to eat a well-balanced and varied diet of foods, and I investigated organic fruits, vegetables, dairy and meats. I made small changes, including switching to whole-grain breads and eliminating corn syrup from my diet. I continued to make improvements after my baby was born and I was breastfeeding her.
When my baby was ready for solid foods, I learned even more about nutrition. I naturally gravitated away from …read more