Zinnia’s school had an egg hunt yesterday at which the “Easter Bunny” made an appearance. The Producer fled with her bucket, a similar reaction to the one she had at their Christmas party with Santa. I realized that she has an innate sense of facade, a trait kids seem to share. But adults tell them to stifle it, “come on it’s just fun,” and then when we get older we simply turn that into, “what are you, a conspiracy theorist?!” I have also noticed that The Producer has an innate desire to participate and help around the farm. I can see how parents would say, “I’ll just do it myself because kids are messy, awkward, take forever, etc” but once again we have discouraged what could turn into the curiosity of an adult who is engaged in his or her community. Just some thoughts on this Easter weekend. Being a parent continues to teach me so much about why Jesus said, “Anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” For those of you celebrating the empty tomb today, hosanna! One of my favorite verses in John is the very last line, “Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.“
We are preparing for hurricane season by making sure everyone has solid weather gear. Who needs canned goods, clean water, batteries and a generator when they have ducks dressed in rain coats?
I avoid emergency dental visits during hurricane season by making sure my teeth are strong with the fermented cod liver/concentrated butter oil from Green Pasture which saved me from chronic cavities 15 years ago. It’s good-based nutrition that’s packed with vitamins A, D and K plus anti-inflammatory omega 3s. Use “ALISON” as your promo code at check out for 10% off. https://greenpasture.org/
After a drought this Spring, during which we had to feed our cows an exorbitant amount of hay, we are grateful to be back to Florida’s predictable afternoon thunderstorms even if it means grocery store rain delays.
We bought 3 types of butter recently because I want you to see the difference in color based on the cow’s diet. This is important because there are some loud voices in conventional agriculture that say “calories are calories”, doesn’t matter whether the cow eats donuts or grass. The focus is on volume and production, not on nutritional benefits for the cow and thereby the human.
It’s obvious looking at these three types of butter that more fresh grass equals a darker colored butter. So what does that mean? The darker yellow means more beta carotene. Beta carotene is a precursor to vitamin A, and supports vision along with immune function. I have also read that it protects skin from oxidative stress. Additionally, more fresh grass translates into more vitamin K2 in the butter. K2 is very important for our body’s ability to absorb calcium into bones and teeth, so it does not deposit in soft tissue or arteries.
It’s still important to know your farmer because “Big Food” has ...
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I am not on any "side". But I remember when privacy minded folks were against Real ID. Now, some who claim to be privacy minded promote something far worse. Nothing currently in use nationally will satisfy all "requirements". Because nothing in a single form validates both "citizenship" and present primary residency. It will require what some claim to be against. A new Digital ID.
This makes gerrymandering look like fairness. It will cost many citizens more than a poll tax in personal expense. And they'll need more aptitude than a reading test to fully understand it.
