My Goodness it is HOT today! Well, not really but the quick change sure makes it feel like it. I can almost hear the grass growing. I put in some Tomato plants and Snap Peas today and drove over to see how our status is coming for Truly Local(tm). All of the protocols are set and it shouldn't be long until we can launch. I'm looking forward to giving Farmers and Ranchers an alternative to conventional certification. In these times everyone needs to be able to know were their food comes from,and be comfortable knowing that it is as safe as possible. There was another recall on the news last night. Beef this time. It Just amazes me what the BIG BOYS can get away with! The USDA is instituting Mandatory Testing Prior to Sale. Now Processors have to test but can ship products before the results come back. Something is definitely wrong with that system! They make a field test that only costs a few dollars and gives results in less than an hour. I think that is very cheap insurance.

Thank you to everyone that contacted us on our first day with Local Harvest. It was nice to see that people are really interested in what we are doing and want to be involved. I will post the "Questions to ask at the Farmers Market" in the next day or so. I think that it will help you figure out who to support without being unkind.

All the Best

Aisling