Tips for buying local

While searching the blog world I found a great little blog called Married to the Farm. The author, Jena is from Michigan but I loved her Tips for Buying Local. Thanks Jena!
I also read some disturbing news about McDonalds that will ensure that I won't be going there again, not that I went there much in the first place.

On another more local note, it was deer hunting opener in Minnesota this past weekend. While never a big fan of hunting, I have gained a new appreciation in recent years. My understanding is that there are only so many days to hunt and they are pretty limited. There are only so many tags that can be had (limits, so to speak) and that there are, in essence, more humane ways of hunting.
Last year my husband went hunting for the first time. Not really being a fan himself, he wants to ensure that the deer doesn't suffer and is not hunted needlessly. Frankly, I'm guessing that the whole process that most sincere hunters practice is a lot more humane than what happens to most cattle at many of the large scale corporate farms that exist.
To top it off, I try to adhere to what the Native Americans did for so long when they were the only ones on this land. I give thanks and gratitude for the deer that sacrificed it's life for my family to have food.