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| Fresh beets ready to be eaten! |
I am absolutely loving the CSA, community supported agriculture,
boxes that we have been getting the past 2 weeks. Why wouldn’t this be a great
thing? We are getting food directly from the farmer. There is absolutely no
middle person. And the best part of it all- it tastes SO GOOD! My
friend Caroline and her husband Carlos have an amazing farm just a couple miles
from where we live. They have been starting seeds and growing food for us and
other members of their CSA since the weather cooled down a bit, even before
then in a covered “greenhouse” near their kitchen. I love going to their house-
there is always new stuff growing in the garden just outside the door, chickens
incubating in a box in the kitchen, and babies babies babies crawling around!
They are parents to 3 adventurous toddlers, twins an their older brother, all
under the age of 3. They are not only able to create an incredible family, but
food for the community as well. Thanks friends! Check out
Caroline’s blog at Rancho Amanecer! I’ve also posted pictures here of the lovely beet dish I made Monday for lunch
just after we got our box of veggies- the beets were as fresh as fresh can be and tasted delicious! I sautéed cubed beets in some olive oil and several cloves of chopped garlic for about 10 minutes, then I chopped up the beet
greens and added those and the stems in the pan for another 3 minutes- then we ate! I
have to make a note here too that Parula was incredibly energized that
afternoon, after having eaten such a power packed lunch. Her gymnastics teacher made
a comment that she had the energy of 3 kids that afternoon in class. She was
non-stop running around, cartwheeling and climbing the rope at the gym for an
hour an a half. The only thing I can attribute that to is the beets- she only
ate breakfast (oatmeal) and lunch (the beet dish), so I’m going to attribute
her super energy to the super CSA beets!
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| Sauteed beet greens and beets with olive oil and garlic |
Now for a bit of New Year’s talk. I just want to point out
what an incredible time this is, especially this year. The new moon
synchronized with the new year for 2014, quite an auspicious time. This is the
perfect time to be setting intentions, manifestations, goals, hopes, and dreams
for this year. Just thinking about the energy you want to bring into your life
is going to make it more possible. There is nothing to stand in your way but
yourself. Clarify, write it down, align yourself with your intentions. One of
the easiest ways for me to see if my energy is in line with my thoughts is by
writing it down. I can easily feel if something is moving in the direction I
want it to if I write down my thoughts, reread, and notice how I feel in my
body when I read it. Do I feel any tension anywhere in my body? Is there
anything that needs to be released- any emotions that come up and are
preventing me from moving forward? Am I excited when I read what I've written? I may not read what I’ve written
immediately. I might forget about it and read it again in a couple of weeks,
months, years. When I do end up reading it again I notice- do I still have
those feelings, did I accomplish those goals, were the items on my list met, am
I still attempting to meet those aspirations and if so, how is it going? I have
a couple of different journals for different purposes, and I always love going
back and looking to see if I’ve followed through with ideas I've had, if and how they've manifested, and how my energy has changed/shifted. For example- my husband and I started a journal to record our
thoughts about our “dream house” that we will someday build. I think lots of
people have things like this- they might look a little different- but I'm sure there are many people who dream of living in a house that is made to optimize they way in which they live. There are written descriptions, pictures we’ve drawn, checklists of things to accomplish, and books and
websites we have looked at/visited. It is great to review this journal, become re-inspired
and see what we have accomplished so far (house sold in Maine- check!) We are constantly adding to it as well, the book isn't full yet! I
have another journal where I record things that my kids do and say. This is a
great book to look back at over the years and see what craziness comes forth as
my children grow. There are many things that I've written down that I surely would have forgotten by now, but so glad I have the reminder to go back and share with them and have a good laugh!
So these are my words to start the new year. Enjoy the
moments, record some of them, reflect and share the love- because-
YOU ARE LOVE!!!!!
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