Indian Summer

We are experiencing an Indian Summer. Since Monday everyday has been in the high 70s and today we supposedly reached 80.  All I know is that its warm again and we even turned the air back on tonight.  I am soaking up the weather while I can because it won't be lasting long.

Food Revolution

At the Kennedy household we are looking forward to the beginning of a second season of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution.  We thoroughly enjoyed watching Jamie change the attitudes and eating habits of Huntington, West Virginia last season.  It is amazing how dependent we have become on quick, easy, and crappy food.  Jamie is trying to prove that eating fresh, whole food is affordable, just as easy, and delicious.  You can watch it starting tomorrow on Tuesdays at 8pm on ABC.  If you are at all curious about the show you can see more here.

The Fabulous Beekman Boys

My new favorite TV show is The Fabulous Beekman Boys. 

The show is about a couple from the city who buy a farm and attempt to get it and their business going.  Brent on the right was a VP at Martha Stewart and Josh on the left is a writer and advertising executive.  I enjoy the show because they promote local, sustainable farms and living.  The humor of their relationships and life in a small town adds character to the show.  You can find the show on Planet Green in reruns and in the winter they will be back with a second season!

Eggs and Salmonella

The most recent outbreak of Salmonella in eggs doesn't worry me considering I have switched to buying eggs from a local farmer.  But it does scare me and is just another reason on the list of why factory farms are awful.  I keep wondering with all the different outbreaks of issues in spinach, peanut butter, eggs, meat, etc. why practices haven't drastically changed.  We will continue to support local, humane farmers who follow respectable practices.  Hopefully the rest of the world will join the bandwagon.

One More Argument

Today on the Martha Stewart show I watched a clip about the Rodale Institute and the beginning of the idea of organic farming.  It is just another argument for organic gardening and why we need to change our farming methods.

Watch It! Click here then click on the icon watch clip.  To learn more you can also visit www.rodaleinstitute.org.