Farmer in the City

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fitquestmom

Location: Orange County, CA

Day Job: Mom and Wife

The Digs: Backyard, Containers, Other

Crops: Basil, Cabbage, Carrots, Chile Peppers, Cucumbers, Jalepeno Peppers, Lemons, Lettuce, Peaches, Strawberries, Thyme, Tomatoes

Animals: Chickens, Dogs

Why I'm Getting Dirty: I want my children to grow-up with fond memories of gardening just like I did and I want them to understand where food comes from and the work that is required to grow it. I am big on food being chemical free. The chickens are a new project for us and one that I am learning a lot about. We watched the documentary Food, Inc. and it made us much more aware of what it takes to get chicken to our table...images we were not comfortable with. We are happy to be raising happy chickens and can't wait to taste what a "real" home grown egg tastes like. My kids and I are excited by the idea of having our own urban farm.

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Posted by: MaiRo & Co on March 14th, 2012 at 04:44 am
Congrats on Farm of the Day! You will love your chickens, we do. Best of luck to and the kids!

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Posted by: guchswife on March 13th, 2012 at 04:40 pm
Awesome! Congratulations on Farmer of the Day!

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Posted by: Obsidian Farms & Wellness Cooperative on March 13th, 2012 at 09:56 am
Ditto on the urban farm...mine is even in the "ghetto"! My nine chickens lay up to 10 eggs a day...and those eggs are worth every bit of the effort...as is the poop! Congrats.

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Posted by: Red Hill Hollow on March 13th, 2012 at 05:50 am
I like all your reasons for getting dirty. Congratulations on being farmer of the day.

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Posted by: SierraTahoeDad on March 13th, 2012 at 01:02 am
Congrats on making Farmer of the Day!

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Posted by: Nebraska Dave on July 27th, 2010 at 05:26 am
Congrats on Farmer of the Day. It is great that you are teaching your children about how to grow food and where it comes from.

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Posted by: stargazer21 on June 22nd, 2010 at 10:57 am
I felt the same way after seeing Food, Inc. I can't buy Roundup any more and have to restrain myself from lecturing people when I see it in their baskets! BTW, there really is nothing better than a homegrown egg!