I don't usually make New Year's Resolutions...it just seems like a doomed idea to me, and I prefer to make my resolutions as the inspiration strikes, but this year it coincides with Warren, Mitch and I having watched "Food, Inc" and all feeling as though we'd like to start eating more local foods and supporting small farmers. We are embarking on a project of visiting at least one local farm per month until we find good places to buy an assortment of meat, eggs, milk and produce.
Our first stop was Abma's Farm in Wyckoff, which raises their own chickens and pigs. They have a really nice market with a good selection of chicken, pork and produce. They have some beef that is not their own, but is local. One of the most fun features is their "pick your own" basket of eggs which are fresh every day. You can buy eggs already placed in the carton a bit cheaper, but the pick your own eggs are the freshest and at $2.09 a dozen they are cheaper than the free-range eggs I used to buy at Shop Rite, anyway. You can bring back the cardboard cartons to recycle next time you visit.
I should have taken some pictures but I was too cold and too interested in the market to remember! ...Anyway, our first stop was a definite success!
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