tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375464991388690959.post7889634504269706464..comments2023-07-18T05:14:14.200-05:00Comments on The Book Lady Online: Menu Plan: August 30-Sept 5, 2010The Book Lady Onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798717435700733139noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375464991388690959.post-18033510013043166782010-09-12T22:59:01.231-05:002010-09-12T22:59:01.231-05:00I love when you do menu plan monday. I really need...I love when you do menu plan monday. I really need to get that down every week...and stick to it. :) I will try this week since I bought food for the next two-three weeks and do not want to go back to the store again until October. Let's see if we can do it.MichelleZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009211227545327669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375464991388690959.post-47814197626021591812010-09-02T14:48:38.207-05:002010-09-02T14:48:38.207-05:00Paula, we have met a wonderful grass-fed beef farm...Paula, we have met a wonderful grass-fed beef farmer who lives a few hours north of us. I found her online, but it turned out that she was going to our market, I had just never met her. She also raises lamb and pastured layers so we are getting our eggs from her until ours start laying. In our state, the law is such that we have to buy a "cow share" instead of being able to buy individual cuts like we used to in LA. I like it well enough as we are trying things we would not have tried otherwise (like the T-bones which were amazing). I also inherited my grandmother's old hand cranked cast iron meat grinder, so I will be able to turn some of those other cuts into hamburger which is what we mostly use. Our new share will be ready this weekend :) Plus we reserved another share in October which should take us through the winter (I hope).<br /><br />We really do have a pretty great market, especially when it comes to things like meat and eggs. There is even a goat dairy at the market, but we don't buy from them often as its not really in our budget right now. I just wish there were more veggie/ fruit farmers at our market and that more of them grew fall crops. Many of the sellers get the veggies/ fruit wholesale which frustrates me. To me, its not a farmers' market if the sellers are not the farmers, yk? And it would be nice if there were more fall crops, but unfortunately, outside of mustard greens, there isn't much at the market anymore :(<br /><br />We really need to cut down some more trees around here so my garden can expand :)The Book Lady Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09798717435700733139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375464991388690959.post-33592566245903249162010-09-01T09:14:47.880-05:002010-09-01T09:14:47.880-05:00Where are you getting your beef? Lucky you, pastu...Where are you getting your beef? Lucky you, pastured chickens and ducks too + cornmeal LOL. Occasionally, one of the farmer's @ the market sells homeground cornmeal, but I'm not sure she's getting the corn from her own garden. I've never needed cornmeal or grits when she's selling it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com