Sunday Strip: Decisions Will be Made -
Choose wisely.
I will leave it to you to decide which team Lucy is playing for.
Jill’s worst nightmare…
American Made
Near our farm in Madison county, Virginia is Yoder's Country Market - a small, family owned grocery store, specializing in local produce, baked goods, meats, grains, dairy, etc. They have lots of organic choices.
Not only do they sell local butter in two pound blocks - wrapped in wax paper, but they also sell milk in glass bottles, that can be returned for a deposit. Just like the “old” days. This milk is from South Mountain Creamery. When our farm was in Maryland in the early 2000s, the great folks at South Mountain Creamery were our neighbors. Their cows live on lush pastureland and are treated humanely.
The story of Yoders is so compelling, I am sharing it here:
OUR HISTORY
Yoder's Country Market began in 1984 when Owen and Erma Yoder put shelves in their tiny 7' x 11' utility room, hung up a sign saying 'Yoder's Bulk Foods' and began selling cheese, baking supplies, spices, nuts, and fruits. Their children Dorcas (17), Steven (15), Joel (12), and Michael (8) all helped with the business.
After nine months in the little utility room, the family closed in their carport and moved the business into their new addition, nearly tripling the show room. In 1988 a property was purchased along Rt 230 in Pratts and the Yoder's built a 30' x 80' building with their home on one end and the store in the other, and changed the name to Yoder's Country Market. Owen's mother, Amanda, moved with them and helped in the store weighing sandwich meats and packaging spices until she was 95 years old! In addition to bulk foods, herbs, and cheeses, they began selling books and gifts. Two more additions increased the showroom and added a kitchen and warehouse. In 2005, Owen and Erma moved out of their end of the building and the store expanded again.
Michael and his wife Heather took over the family business in 2007. In a few years the business once again needed to be expanded. In 2014 they bought 10 acres on Rt. 29, about 1 mile from the old location, and moved in the spring of 2015. The whole family is involved in the business, carrying on the good old-fashioned values that have always been a part of Yoder's Country Market.
"The whole family is involved in the business, carrying on the good old-fashioned values that have always been a part of Yoder's Country Market."
The small, independent grocer, farmer’s markets and the local farms that sell produce, dairy and meats are some of the ways we commit to healthy eating. By shopping at the places that support traditional values and quality, locally grown foods, we support our commitment to protect the small American farms. What farms and shops keep your commitment to your body, your family, your values alive?
On the farm front - After 50+ days in the incubator and hours struggling to peck their way out of their prison, the white emus finally broke free!
Three born so far and one egg still unhatched.
After 24 hours of rest, the babies are finally starting to eat and their personalities are emerging. This one was “first born” and the most outgoing.
Life is pretty darned amazing.
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We all have choices…
Choose wisely, my friends.
The Darth Vader costuming wasn’t necessary. Klaus Schwab always looked like the king of the dark side!!
Yesterday there was some discussion about how cats can be used to protect chickens. This has of course been long employed is asia where a Tibetan branch of Shaolin monks recruit and train cats for this purpose in a temple called Kat-kan-du.