I am your typical housewife living in high maintenance suburbia. I have a handsome husband, 2 kids and a flock of pet chickens. I try and feed my family with $100 a month. With the help of coupons, gardening and bartering I am able to squeeze the most out of our grocery budget and still manage to have a little fun along the way.
Our side of beef arrived last night…actually our 1/3rd of beef. We ended up sharing 2 organic, grass-fed, Angus beef with 5 other families. Our share was about 137 pounds for $325. Not bad. I wonder how long it will take us to go though it. Farm to table about 40 miles.
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Today was a great day in the quest for local food. I found a local organic farm about 25 miles from the house. Today we picked up 2 dozen organic eggs (we even got a peek at the happy cage free chickens), lettuce greens and a few beets for dinner. I also picked up a small box of rosemary crackers from an organic bakery company located in Seattle. I briefly thought about signing up for the farm’s spring or summer CSA program but since I already have big plans for my own summer garden, I don’t think I will. All in all a good day for low mile food.
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I ordered a dozen blueberry plants back in the fall and they finally arrived this week. We planted 3 each of the following varieties: Bluegold, Patriot, Bluecrop, and Sunshine. Each are suppose to reach between 4-6 feet tall. It’s one more advancement towards eating locally and getting off the processed food chain.
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Be still my heart….
rather than a $4 card and roses that would end up in the trash by week’s end, the Handsome Husband bought me a truckload of dirt….for the garden. What a guy.
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