Mom of two dogs & two kids, three if my husband counts

Do you go to your local farmers market? Farm stands? Shop the "local" section of your grocery?

I take the girls to the farm stand every so often and then I wonder why I don't go weekly. The prices are better than the supermarket, the produce is very fresh - they even have eggs and honey.

My toddler who has suddenly become a very picky eater will try anything at the farm stand - veggies, fruit, etc...if it's in a basket she'll eat it. I grew up in a farming community and remember when you reall… Continue

For those of you who twitter...@OCMarisa rocked this breakfast for her little dude! She said, "The Rainbow Bread comes from King's Hawaiian Bakery." and who doesn't love Nutella?

Here is a fun idea!

I am linking you all with this article in it's "print version" so you can go right ahead and print it out for future reference! I expect you all to do a work flow analysis of your kitchen after reading it!! ;)

Some parents don't have the time or energy to pack a lunch for the kids everyday. A great alternative *should* be just buying a lunch at school. Unfortunately in too many cases these lunches are far from healthy. What can be done?

In many communities the parents have been heard and a new way of doing the school lunch has been started. Here in my county there is a program called Farm to School which essentially is an "eat local" program for the schools. Produce comes directly from local farms.… Continue