Local Food Research

I spent time today researching local farms - getting names and a list of places to visit or call. I used
(a) the Southern Maryland Harvest Farm Directory put out by the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission - a 2002/3 copy though
(b) Southern Maryland, So Good Farm Guide 2007/8
and I made a list of places on this blog. Check it out! I only got through Charles County today.

Regular Wednesday Dinner

Our wednesday dinner for a while has been Bionature pasta with tomato sauce (organic ground beef added) and a salad (carrots for kids). The salad normally is made from organic mesclun mix from our friends at Next Step Produce, pumpkin seeds, and raisins or dried cranberries. To make it more local, we are now using our homemade tomato sauce (made from a mix of heirloom, roma, and regular tomaotes - all organic). Sometimes we will also have homemade bread with some olive oil and spices for dipping. Simple but yummy!

Local Poultry and Dairy

Today Son and I visited our old friend - Good Fortune Farm. We went intending to pick up 4 frozen local, pasture-fed, chemical-free chickens. We came home with a bounty! Besides those 4 chickens, we got 3 dozen organic, free-range, chemical-free eggs, fresh homemade butter and buttermilk. The butter on warm homemade sourdough bread was just fabulous with our dinner.