I love to eat, and no better time to talk about food than around Thanksgiving. Traditionally speaking, Thanksgiving leads with a turkey and all the fixings and in our house, arguments over whether we will spatchcock or traditionally roast our bird; will we dry brine or wet brine and do I have to sprinkle marshmallows on those sweet yams?! Never did we ask ourselves where the heck our bounty actually came from. We were just glad one of us remembered to order and thaw our bird in the nick of time. But recently, as I've begun to have a better understanding and connection to where our food is sourced and how it is raised, I started to become more discerning with where I made my purchases. I know it's not a subject most of us like to think about, but I encourage everyone to take a peek at the “where” and the “how” of your food sources. For example, how far did your food travel to get here and how was it raised? I offer some suggestions in this month’s TOWWN Tips. And, who else is so excited to finally be able to devour Amanda Gorman’s book of poetry? So much to be grateful for this season.
BOOKS
Call Us What We Carry, Amanda Gorman
From a young generation not afraid to call out injustices and paint a picture on the page with hope and optimism, Amanda Gorman is a force of nature who is conquering the poetry world one beautiful verse at a time.
The Wild Woman’s Way, By Michaela Boehm
The quest to have it all, do it all and be it all, all the time, isn’t healthy or sustainable for the body or mind. In this book by intimacy expert Michaela Boehm, whose clients like Will Smith and Gwyneth Paltrow have been publicly raving about her, she explains how women can reconnect the body and mind to be healthier themselves and in their relationships.
TOWWN TIPS
ROAM RANCH
At Roam Ranch you can actually book a harvest where you'll defeather and prepare your own turkey with “grace and honor” on Nov 20 or 22. As their website describes, “Unlike conventional “Butterball” turkeys, which have been genetically manipulated to grow unnaturally large in a confined setting, our heritage breed birds can fly, mate, walk, run and display all of their natural behaviors. The resulting meat is rich, flavorful, and moist…The ROAM Ranch annual Turkey Harvest Event is timed perfectly to coincide with Thanksgiving. We want to give families the opportunity to see the environment in which their turkey has been raised and work together to harvest, butcher and prepare their own Thanksgiving turkey. Witnessing and participating in this process will give you a sense of connection and satisfaction in knowing your turkey was treated ethically and with care. Attendees will leave with a heritage breed turkey of their choice to cook for an epic Thanksgiving meal.” Learn more at: http://roamranch.com
If you can’t make it to Roam Ranch’s harvest days, check out the sweet family-run Yonder Way farm. Love and kindness is at the core of everything they do, even in their farming practices. So, when thinking about your Thanksgiving feast, consider supporting them and purchasing a Yonder Way farm turkey. They always go the extra mile ensuring that their animals are loved and cared for so that you can eat better for the health of yourself and the planet.