Dreams that will someday become reality

I was having lunch with some friends today and we got started on an interesting subject. Food. One of my favorite subjects really. I am a big fan of all food and specifically food that is not genetically modified. I am currently reading the book In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan, and so far it is very interesting.

Anyway, our conversation got around to growing food, and knowing what we are putting into our bodies. This brings me to another of my soon to be realized dreams. I want to have a farm/bed and breakfast. Nothing large, but a self sustaining farm. Grow the veggies we eat, some cows, chickens, pigs. My Bro and SIL had something similar to this and Sis and I got a half of a pig from them. We had heard about everything that happened from the time the pig was born. I would love to be able to do that again, but with my own animals. I would like to take it a step further and make it into a bed and breakfast. With all food being served from what is grown fresh.

I get some of my inspiration from BFFmusic and BFFhost who both do a lot of cooking with fresh quality foods. Every time I eat with either of them I can’t help but appreciate the meal, the food, the texture, the flavors, the company… everything. It makes me want to share with other people like they have shared with me. I have been doing more cooking with fresh foods and making items that you could buy in the store from scratch. The cheese I was talking about the other day is a prime example (hopefully that will happen next weekend). Around the house we have also been baking our own bread and we are starting on pasta. No preservatives, no extra stuff.

Back to the farm – I spent some time looking for a farm where I could go and volunteer to help for a weekend at a time to get my feet wet. I wanted to do that over my birthday weekend, but I think I started looking too late. Anyway, I will continue to look and hopefully find someplace that I can at least visit this summer if not get on a work schedule.

Keep dreaming...