I finally found some shoes. I played around on Amazon and found these shoes, which were an amazing deal and basically what I was looking for. I just hope they’re as comfortable as people say they are, as I will need something that can hold up to a good bit of walking, what with work and my upcoming trip to Chicago (that is one place you NEED good shoes). I was happy because I ended up paying about half what I was willing to pay.
Scott and I just joined up w/ Grow Alabama, which is an organic farmer’s co-op based out of Bham. They deliver to Northport and we’ll get veggies every other week. I think it’s great because it helps bring business to Alabama farmers rather than corporate farms in places like California. Another cool thing about the program is that the farmers are all organic or they are moving towards all organic, so definitely a good thing there. This week we’re getting, among other things, heirloom tomatoes, eggplant, and peaches. Yay! I anticipate a peach cobbler and some fried eggplant in my very near future. If you eat a lot of veggies (and you should!) it’s a good deal, although it seems kind of pricey at first. Hopefully as they add more customers they’ll go down on the prices a bit. They also have kosher/halal/free-range meats and I think eggs and milk, too.
Just a couple more hours before I sail on out. Wooo hooo!
Here are my results
Sharon
Thanks for posting about Grow Alabama–that’s something we might be interested in as well. I’ll be perusing the site to see if they have a farmers’ market–if not, we may consider joining up. As you can probably guess, I’m not a tree-hugger or an animal-rights zombie, but I do love animals and want to see them treated properly. (I can handle vegetarians, but those vegan nuts are just that–nuts. It’s like a cult or something.) But I digress. A while back I saw the animated short “The Meatrix” and it spoke to my existing concerns about “factory farms” where livestock are pumped full of chemicals and some (like pigs) never get to walk around because they live in a cell that’s not even big enough for them to turn around in. And anyone who’s had free-range meat knows it tastes better than the alternative. I’m less concerned about pesticides, but organic produce from in-state farmers sounds like a good idea–there’s nothing like those Chilton County peaches! Georgia, eat your heart out!
Sorry for rambling!
-D.
Yeah. D.Maguire=total tree hugger.
I definitely noticed a difference w/ free range chicken and stuff. When I was in high school we had a pet chicken named George that laid eggs (it was a she, obviously) and those were some of the best eggs ever. Organic produce is good, and if it’s grown here in Alabama, then it’s even better. Since some of my mom’s family are farmers, I have a particular interest in supporting them.