I wish we'd run out of this inferior produce, so I could go get something better!

I started watching "Food Inc." last night, but I stopped halfway through so Chris and I could watch it together. I figure, since I am imposing all my new food notions on our household, I should try to share more of my motivation with him. Netflix says the movie draws heavily from Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore's Dilemma, so I don't really expect any surprises. I read Fast Food Nation in college, and I'm about 3/4 through the other one. I'm sure it will disturb me though; the food industry (at least the part that involves animals) is certainly a subject where images are significantly more powerful than words.

We're having Easter dinner with Chris's Mom tonight, which should be fun. We bought all the supplies before I decided to re-think our shopping choices, though, so none of the food really qualifies as "clean." (I like the notion of "clean food." It makes much more sense to me than to continue saying "natural," "organic," "local," "sustainable," etc. In my mind, "clean" covers all the things I am striving for, so that's probably the designation I will stick with). I do think this will be the last holiday where the majority of our food comes from the industrial food chain, though, and that makes me happy. Last year, Native Meats offered Thanksgiving turkeys, which I hope they'll do again.

I can't wait until we run out of produce, so I can hit up the Farmer's market. Yesterday, I took a bite of a grocery store tomato, and it tasted like water. It looked like a tomato... and it had the texture of a tomato... but if I had had my eyes closed, I'm honestly not sure I could have picked it out as one. Evidently, I have been ignoring the fact that most of the "fresh" fruits and vegetables I've been buying don't taste like much at all. But that'll change soon, so I'm psyched.

For all my friends in G-Vegas, I just learned this morning about a very popular local salsa that you can even find at the Bi-Lo! (I know, I was surprised too). So, check out the Tradition Salsa next time you're in the market.

I think that about wraps it up for now. Once we start getting some local meat (I sent my order on Friday night, so I won't hear back until Monday) and veggies, I'll try to post some pictures and recipes. I'm still looking forward to the Happy Cows on Saturday. I tried their milk the other day, and even though I am not a big milk drinker, I do think it was probably the tastiest milk I've ever had. It has a really nice flavor. More to come!