Who's This Blogger?

Hey there! I'm Meagan, welcome to my new blog! I thought I'd use this first entry as a "getting to know me" section. My husband, myself, and our 2 kitties are currently living in this RV

on this tiny organic farm in Illinois.

We are full-time interns for the season. This is our second hard-core internship. We spent all of last season working, learning, and eating on this farm

in Western North Carolina. It was an absolutely phenomenal place to live, filled with rich culture and astounding beauty and tons of super cool people who think and live like us. But we are originally from the Chicagoland area and missed our friends and family too dearly to put down roots so far away. So now here we are, trying to enjoy the strange novelty of the Illinois flatlands and savoring time spent with those we love most.

I am a total foodie, a bit of a health nut (by current societal standards anyway, which isn't saying much) and really want to do right by my planet. All of these factors contributed to my husband and I becoming CSA members while we were in college. We were worker shares, so instead of paying money we went out to the farm each week for about 3-4 hours in exchange for a big ole' box of fresh, local, organic produce. It was our first hands-on experience of growing our own food, and we fell in love. After we graduated we had "real jobs" for a moment, and then decided we wanted an adventure. Farm internships seemed to promise that, as well as a brand new kind of education, and even some pocket change and accommodations to boot. Hubby discovered the ATTRA website (National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service- you tell me how this acronym works) which offers a plethora of such opportunities. We applied, were accepted, sold or freecycled most of our belongings, packed up our cars and kitties and moved to the mountains. And then moved to Connecticut for the winter. And then moved back to Illinois. And now we are uber-interns, trying to figure out how we can become real farmers. Preferably by next season.

So come join me on this journey! I envision this blog to be an amalgamation of food, farming, and random moments that make up my life. It's all intertwined even more than I realize; I had intended on this blog focusing solely on recipes I created featuring food I have grown, but I live on the farm and work on the farm, and all of that goes into each meal I make. And boy, I can't wait for all these little seedlings everywhere to get big enough for me to eat. Ah, tomato season... so close and yet so far...