About Me
My name is Tami and I live in central Illinois with my husband, Larry and three children, Caleb (8), Camden (7) and Emma (4). I hope you'll enjoy reading about my life as a wife/mother and about our family's adventures. What I’m Reading
CSA – Week 6
This is what we received this week.
- garlic scapes
- zucchini
- summer squash
- romaine lettuce
- swiss chard
- beets
- sugar snap peas
- leeks
- radishes
- green onions
Tags: 
CSA, 
community supported agriculture, 
local produce
CSA – Week 5
This is what we received this week.
- head of red oak leaf lettuce
- leaf lettuce
- red radishes
- white radishes
- green onions
- turnips
- broccoli
- zucchini
- summer squash
Tags; CSA, community supported agriculture, local produce
CSA – Week 4
Here is what we received this week:
- head of red sails lettuce
- head of romaine lettuce
- leaf lettuce
- arugula
- turnips
- red radishes
- white radishes
- green onions
- chives
Tags: CSA, community supported agriculture, local produce
CSA – Week 3
Here is what we received this week:
- head of Red Sails lettuce
- head of Romaine lettuce
- red radishes
- white radishes
- green onions
- turnips
- arugula
- mustard greens
- leaf lettuce
- spinach
Tags: CSA, community supported agriculture, local produce
CSA – Week 2
Here is what we received from our CSA this week.
- head of red oak leaf lettuce
- head of buttercrunch lettuce
- head of giant caesar lettuce
- leaf lettuce
- spinach
- red radishes
- white radishes
- green onions
- beets
Tags: CSA, community supported agriculture, local produce
CSA – Week 1
This is our first year participating in a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). We received our first bag of goodies last week and a cute canvas tote to carry it all in. Here is what we received:
- head of red oak leaf lettuce
- head of simpson head lettuce
- head of chinese cabbage
- head of bok choi
- spinach
- leaf lettuce
- red radishes
- white radishes
- green onions
It has been great to have all of this great fresh and local produce in our home. I can hardly wait to see all of the different vegetables we will received over the summer.
Tags: CSA, community supported agriculture, local produce
Healthy Lifestyle Choices
One of our family goals this year is to implement some healthier eating habits. Our diet is fairly healthy, especially since having children, but we have been wanting to do more.
What we are already doing:
- Join a CSA - This is something our family has wanted to do for a few years and are finally able to try. We just joined Mitchell Farms Produce and are anxious to start getting our farm fresh produce in May.
- Buying hormone-free and antibiotic-free milk – We have been getting our milk delivered from Oberweis Dairy for several years.
- Reducing high fructose corn syrup - This is still an area we are still working on. It is a challenge to find foods that do not have this as an ingredient.
- Eating organic – As much as possible, we are buying organic foods.
What we want to do:
- Buying grass fed beef and free range eggs – Grass fed products offer more good fats and fewer bad fats. They are richer in antioxidants , including vitamin E , beta-carotene and vitamin C. They also do not contain traces of added hormones, antibiotics or other drugs (from Eat Wild).
Tags: 
healthy living, 
organic, local produce, CSA, community supported agriculture
Getting Your Children To Eat Healthier
On Oprah today, Jessica Seinfeld was talking about her new book Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food. It is full of recipes that utilize vegetable purees. It’s a great way to get your kids to eat their vegetables. The recipes are also low in fat.
Tags: 
Jessica Seinfeld, 
Deceptively Delicious, 
nutrition
Farm Fresh Food for Your Family
During the summer, our family loves to go to the local farmers’ markets and get fresh produce. We are trying to teach our children healthy eating habits. Caleb is old enough to help pick out the fresh vegetables and then gets to help cook them at home. We have discovered that he is more willing to eat things if he is a participant in the grocery shopping/prepping/cooking.
Local Harvest is a great site to check out. One of the features of the site is community-supported agriculture, or CSA, which offers subscribers boxes of seasonal produce along with milk, meat and eggs delivered fresh each week for a fee. You can use the site to also find local farmers’ markets and family farms.
Has anyone subscribed to a local CSA?
Tags: 
farmer’s market, CSA, community supported agriculture, organic
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