:: neighbor’s drilling sends us scurrying outside to see the long-awaited tapping ::
:: sugar shack, nearly ready to come to life ::
:: season’s first sugar bush hike ::
:: syrup’s first stop ::
:: little one along for the ride ::
:: free to roam outside again — so beautifully free ::
I know I’ve said this before, but the North Country is a darned good place to be if you want to eat local. Even in the dead of winter, a certifiable cornucopia of tasties is there for the eating: meats, cheeses, eggs, milk, maple syrup, and storage produce like onions, apples, cabbage, winter squash, and carrots. We often see empty produce stands along the highways, and I can’t wait to see them fill up with the return of summer.
The idea for this tote hit outta nowhere while I was driving the other day, and I couldn’t wait to get home and make it. Eating local is something I feel very passionately about, so I’ll be putting lots of love into a limited line of market totes for the spring and summer. Snag a tote and help spread the word about eating local!
Total success in sleuthing out the lamb today (that is, after I knocked on two wrong doors and got stuck in a stranger’s driveway); Harold the shepherd was so nice, and we left his home with a sack full of lamb and pork chops, ground lamb, and a peck of some of the apple-iest apples I’ve ever eaten (really!). A stop at the health food store turned up local + organic winter squash, garlic, baby spinach, and rainbow carrots! I put them in some chicken soup tonight, and they turned the broth a teeny bit purple!
PS That would be my kitchen counter. There is a lot of blessed counter space, and every last inch of it is orange. I heart.
