Setting up the food

Foodie by trade, and association, many discussions with V about moving to Providence have been about food. We've been reading up on where to have our big celebratory "we survived!" meal. All bets are on La Laiterie. Can't wait - they specialize in stinky cheese!

In setting up the details of life on Sycamore, I started with the utilities and immediately moved to setting up local food sources. First, a CSA. I wrote to three farms in the area and was impressed with one farmer who wrote back immediately with a cheery note. I was sold. For twenty weeks this summer we will enjoy fruit, herbs, vegetables and eggs from Zephyr Farm in Cranston. I was particularlly excited about this connection because I have been driving by this farm for years, on my way to my aunt's horse farm, and the chickens live in the cutest coup. They make me smile every time we pass, especially when it is nightime and there is a buttery glow coming from the windows. I like to picture the hens with their feet up, knitting and kvetching about the day. Looking forward to the fruits of your labors ladies!

I was wondering about meats and other staples and whether or not there were some networking that I could do in that departnment. So, I asked my new local farmer farmer who else I should be talking to about food. She referred me to Urban Greens, a co-op buying club soon to be storefront. Turns out, Urban Greens is on the same street that we are moving to - so we'll have to go vistit to learn all about what it takes to set up a natural foods store. Seems like our food sources are in good shape. Other food plans include: being tickled to buy Rhody Fresh Milk and visiting Rhode Island's own Kenyon Grist Mill where they grind a variety of flour and meals.

DeLish.