Behind the Scenes at Drover’s Trail

~A couple of weeks ago I had the awesome opportunity to travel to the farm of one of my favorite market vendors: Drover's Trail Natural Farms. They are a family run business operating on a 100+ year old farm rich in history and delicious vegetables. One of the owners, Koren Finnestad, took me on a…

A soggy start to market season

~Today was the day I've been waiting an entire year for: opening day of the Frankfort farmer's market!!! This is my Christmas! I've been counting down the days for weeks and it finally came, but at a small price that I was willing to pay. This weekend the weather has been nothing but cold and…

Garden Gathering

~I, like most of you I'm sure, have come down with a case of spring fever. Last week I was accepted into 2 different gardening groups on Facebook, Chicagoland Gardening and Self Sufficiency and Garden Obsession (check them out in the links below!). Upon acceptance into the groups my spring fever reached a fever pitch.…

Makes Frankinsence to Me

~Let me take you through another episode of my essential oils adventure with my guide, Misty! Since that fateful day after we first met Misty and I have been keeping in regular contact. About 2 weeks ago, we had a delightful phone conversation where we spoke of work, the blog, and of course essential oils. She…

Everyone deserves a Fair Trade

~The concept of Fair Trade seems like common sense, at least to me it does. When you buy certain products with the Fair Trade symbol, producers in developing countries are paid a fair wage and provided a safe working environment. I first learned of the Fair Trade concept years ago at church of all places.…

Here goes nothing: Shopping on Thrive Market

~I had been curious about Thrive Market, a website where you can buy everything organic, vegan, paleo, gluten-free, etc. since I saw a commercial for it a while ago. I was just as excited shopping online as I was shopping at Fresh Thyme (which I need to visit again). Not only could you buy food, there was…

Once upon a time, in a land farro farro away…

~I hope everyone had a delightful Thanksgiving feast with family and friends yesterday. While farro was not on the menu, I wish it was. I was introduced to this ancient grain by my mom, who cooked it as a side dish to a tasty pork chop dinner a few nights back. I had never tried…

Aldi goes Organic

~News broke recently that the grocery chain Aldi will be going in the direction of fully organic by banning 8 pesticides from its products starting at the beginning of the new year. Which makes Aldi an even cooler store to shop at! I love Aldi for their low prices and their special buys, those certain…

My review of Fresh Thyme Farmers Market

~Here it is, the post you've all (or most of you) been waiting for: my experience of the Fresh Thyme Farmers Market! But before I jump into my formal review, I'd like to take some time and talk about my most recent trip to the Downers Grove farmers market. It was a rainy and dreary…

Plant Progress #2

~Again, it's been a while since my last post, which I do apologize for. Work has kept me quite busy plus I'm finally recovered from a sinus infection. I've had some many ideas for posts but wasn't able to get around to them due to the previously stated. But nevertheless, I love you my loyal…