Farmers Market.

I am officially a PROUD vendor at the local farmers market.
Along with creating two human beings and keeping them not only alive, but also thriving, this may in fact be one of my proudest accomplishment.  It might even trump graduating college... yeah it does.
Happiness is still Homemade is a cute little stand selling homemade bread, granola, pies, and possibly some other treat I decided to whip up at 1am.

So WHY am I doing this?
There are two main reasons.
The first would be that being at home with my kids is amazing, I know that I am a lucky girl to be at home everyday with Bo and Madilyn while Jordan goes to work solely to provide for our wants and needs at home.  But here is the thing, any stay at home mom will admit there are a heck of a whole lot more diapers, various bodily fluids, and tantrum filled moments than there are the warm and fuzzy ones.  And this girl needs an outlet.  Seeing as my sewing machine and glue gun only get used once a quarter it is not like crafting really does much for me.  I love being able to look up and develop new recipes. I love staying up late with the husband on friday night baking together.  I love being at the market from 6 to 11 every Saturday morning where I get to meet new friends, talk to adults, and just be apart of my community.  And I love that by 11 I am really missing my little family.
So the second reason.  I LOVE LOCAL FOOD.  You should too.   I love that I am providing good nutrient rich food.  Have you looked at the ingredient label of your bread lately?  If there are more than 5 items listed you are feeding your family... well junk.  I want everyone to eat food that is truly food, not a GMO, not processed, not shipped from the other side of the equator.  Jordan said that I seem to talk about it so much that I should do something about it.  So I did.  Kind of crazy right?  I can't tell everyone I know to stop eating enriched white flour and Jiff, and trust that they will.   But what I can do is introduce them to almond butter through granola bites, and freshly ground wheat through still warm bread.

Ever tried a 100% whole wheat pie crust? No?  I make one and it will rock your pumpkin pie loving world.