Going Natural

It began the day our savings was officially zero and we came within a hundred dollars of maxing out our small little credit card.

I guess it has been slowly coming for awhile. We've been saying we need to cut back for months, just never really HAD to, or at least not all the way.

Then there was cancelling the cable because we realized we were watching too much mindless dribble on TV. And then there was more time. Time for reading and researching after the Peanut falls asleep at night. Time for planning menus, making lists, and washing vegetables.

And then there was the soup. Actually, first it was Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and THEN there was the soup. The best dog-gone potato leek soup I have had in my life. And then the best chicken soup. No cheese in either one. They didn't need anything to mask their wonderful, brothy goodness.

And then I checked out Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle from the library and it was like something came over me. I could really do this. We can really eat natural, healthy foods. Food that are local and healthy and actually come from a farm. And not only CAN I do this, I really WANT to do this. I want to understand my food. I want to know where it comes from. I want it to be rich and healthy and fresh and good and I want to prepare and share it with my family.

I want to raise Eden this way.

I followed Sarah @ Emerging Mummy's suit and cleaned all the processed gunk out of my kitchen. Looked up a CSA (produce co-op straight from the farm) online and sent in my registration form. Made whole wheat bread tonight and am actually considering making my own cheese in the near future.

I have gone completely, absolutely, stark raving mad.

I am so excited!