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I am a suburban homesteader in Montclair, New Jersey, raising
a family of people and a flock of chickens in my backyard,
growing food for the table, and teaching organic gardening
to kids and adults. I have opened a tea room and fair trade
eco-market in town, serving and selling organic fair-trade
tea and food, fair-trade handcrafts and local and seasonal
produce. We cook with local ingredients and as much organic
as possible.
We work with NOFA New Jersey (www.nofanj.org)
and a couple of local farmers. Last week, I visited Valley
Shepherd Creamery and brought home delicious sheep cheeses
for Montclair. Today I made roasted winter vegetable soup
with veggies from farmer John Krueger of Starbrite Farm. I
know where my food comes from, and so do my customers. Everything
tastes so good. I am almost done with Nina Planck's book—it
makes so much sense to me. I am Chinese and grew up eating
everything-the Chinese waste nothing...veggies cooked in pork
fat, and I'm a pretty healthy person. I am always on your
website, and have been a subscriber for a while. Thank you
for the stories and the information. Even though I cannot
be a farmer, I appreciate reading all the stories and knowing
that in my small way I can support and honor their good work.
Grace Grund
New Jersey
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