The last few weeks have been absurd around here. Lots events, and lots of illness. I think we ran ourselves ragged, and are now paying for it. But that?s life right"
I?m trying desperately to get my life back together now, though we are still just so busy. Fall has that affect right" Not only is it the change in the seasons, but kids are going back to school, and its harvest season.
We don?t have a farm, it?s true, but that doesn?t mean that harvest season doesn?t affect us. Last year I canned up 40 pounds of tomatoes. This year I?ve got almost 70 lbs to work through (I might have lost my mind). Not to mention the other things, like applesauce, frozen vegetables, jams, of all kinds, and dehydrating herbs. All this chaos has definitely had me questioning why I live this way. I don?t have a farm, I don?t have to do all this work, there is a grocery store 2 miles from me. But then I taste that sauce. Or get this feeling of satisfaction when I can put something homemade in front of my son for dinner. I take pride in pulling out preserves of all kinds for friends and family. It?s these things that make me do it. Yes, I love that I actually know where the food came from, and that I know its healthy (most of the time), but to be honest these little feelings mean so much more.

This is why I wanted to start the #localthirty challenge this month. I wanted to learn so much more about my local community, and what it has to offer. I wanted to not only support the local econo...