
No new recipe today! Instead, a photo recap of my visit to a local farm.
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When is the last time you got to spend the day on a farm? For me it had been far too long! When I was a kid I went to farm camp and as a teacher I took my students on some fun farm field trips, but it had been a while since I’d gotten to take in all the sights, smells, sounds, and tastes of life on a working farm.
My mom and I recently went to a paleo picnic/farm tour/book signing at Clark Farm in Carlisle, MA. The event was hosted by Diana Rodgers, blogger at Sustainable Dish and author of The Homegrown Paleo Cookbook, the tome that spurred my not-yet-successful campaign to get Ben to agree to raise goats with me. Whether you’re looking for homesteading advice, delicious paleo recipes, or both, that book has what you need! Melissa Joulwan of The Clothes Make the Girl and Well Fed fame, Steph Gaudreau, blogger at Stupid Easy Paleo and author of The Performance Paleo Cookbook
, and Ciarra Hannah, blogger at Popular Paleo and author of The Frugal Paleo Cookbook, co-hosted the event. It was such a treat to see so many great paleo writers and fans in one place!
The afternoon began with a tour of the farm led by Diana’s husband, Andrew Rodgers, farmer extraordinaire. It was so cool to hear about the operations of the farm, from planting to harvesting to breeding.
Of course, my favorite part was taking pictures of all the animals (so much so that I did not take a single picture of the amazing food!). Is it me or are these Berkshire pigs extremely photogenic? Scroll down for several more photos of them. They were totally working it for the camera!