Close to home...

Trying to eat food grown close to home is becoming a little easier. This process does help when you have family who can bring items that are grown and made close to their home when they come to visit. This morning we ate one of the most delicious breakfasts I have had in a long, long time. Not only because it tasted good, but also because I knew we were eating food that has not traveled a million miles to our mouths. We made pancakes out of wheat that was grown in a field where the horse and plow are the machines working it. The pancakes also were made with organic yogurt (which we would have made, but ran out of time)which was soaked overnight with the wheat. Did you know that it is better to soak your grains for 12-24 hours before you eat them? I can go into that more later. Real maple syrup made in Ohio drizzled over our pancakes. We had free range eggs from the market and from my MIL's neighbors chickens. Melons and blueberries were provided by the local farm. We had a sprite melon and a honeydew which were ripened to perfection! Then to top off the meal, milk was fresh from the cow, unpasturized. Yum!