Food Information

Over the last few months we have been posting more about food; what we eat, what we cook, where we shop for food, and interesting things about food. That is partly becuase we are interested in food issues but also becuase food is such a huge part of our lives. We are lucky enough to eat three+ meals a day. So between shopping for food, preparing food, and eating food it takes up a few hours of every day. So we thought we might post some of our favorite resources in case other people were interested.

If you are interested in food issues (or curious about what you are eating each day) then watch Food Inc and you will quickly realize why we are interested in what we eat. (It is on instant on Netflix right now for those who are dying to see it)

Food Inc's website also has a good education page that has quick information on all the major food issues.

Mrs. Q's is a teacher in the Chicago area that has vowed to eat the school lunches for a year. She blogs each day about the food and posts a picture of the lovely meal. Check out what passes as food in America's schools theses days.

To find a local farmers market check out Local Harvest Local Harvest also has many other resources including lists of restaurants that serve local food, and CSAs (community supported agriculture) in your area.

Edible Communities is a magazine that is put out in different locations around the country (South East Michigan's is Edible Wow) that profiles local farmers, restaurants that use local ingredients, and recipes for foods that are in seasons. Many Whole Foods Markets give them away for free or check out their website of some of their content (or support they by subscribing!).

For those of you in the Ann Arbor area another blog The Farmer's Marketer has been posting a good list of all the CSAs in the Ann Arbor area.

If you want to get to know more about where the food comes from in the farmer's market check out Corrina Borden's series, Farm to Fork, in Ann Arbor.com where she visits local farms and tells you what she sees.

And what are we doing? We made our own granola this weekend. It is pretty good (despite being a little burned) and tastes great on the local yogurt we got at the farmers market this weekend. We are also trying to meet the new challenge put out by the HomeGrown Local Foot Summit two weekends ago to purchase 10% of your food locally. Any suggestions on how to meet the challenge let us know!