Farm-to-table
We’ve all heard this concept! The phrase farm-to-table means that our ingredients have come directly from the farmer to the consumer. Restaurants use this description to reassure their customers they are getting the freshest ingredients. By sourcing their ingredients intentionally and supporting their local farmer.
In our fast pace, consumer driven society, we have been sold the idea that convenience is the best way to live our lives. Running the rat race from point A to B, C, and if you can squeeze it in, point D. We’ve traded centuries of knowledge and wisdom in food preparation, for fast and easy. Which has resulted in sick families across America. We’ve lost our connection with food and its source.
It’s Simple!
We don’t need more prepackaged foods or convenience, we need to be educated on real simple food. Understanding what food actually is, and recognizing what we are putting in our bodies.
Convenience comes at a cost- OUR HEALTH!
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy convenience. As a wife and homeschooling mama of 4, I am quick to grab a prepackaged snack to go or leave the house to run errands without making breakfast. Which ultimately means pulling through the drive-through. I’m not here to point the finger and say “this is how you should eat & spend your time!” I’m here to encourage myself to get back to the basics. To rediscover food and its source. And if you’re interested, I’d love to share this journey with you.
How can we make the necessary changes, that will stick and change the direction of our future?
Back to the Basics
Understanding food and its source.
I believe it is so vitally important to reconnect with food. Not only for our health and well-being, but for the next generation. What we do today will impact our children and grandchildren. If we continue to walk down this road of convenience, where will our food come from?
The farmer or the factory?
New series: Back to the Basics
I’m looking forward to this new series, where we will be doing a deep-dive into the relationship we have we with food. We’ll be looking at where our food comes from- the farmer or the factory? How it’s grown, the time it takes and sharing real wholesome recipes.
Bringing the family together with farming, gardening and a simpler way of life.
Hello, my name is Tara Philipp of She’s Rooted Home. Where I share my families lifestyle, as we get back to the basics and embrace this season of homemaking.
OUR STORY
At the heart of She’s Rooted Home is a family with a deep-rooted desire to get back to the basics and inspire others to do the same. Sharing these simple and meaningful life-giving traditions is behind the core purpose of She’s Rooted Home. Learn more about sourcing your own food within the garden, making delicious gut-healthy sourdough bread, and cultivating a way of slow living that’s good for the family and good for the soul.
One Response
Good morning. I look forward to learning how you accomplish your nutritional changes. and getting to know you and your family. I am concerned for my children and grandchildren ( we have 5 grown children each with children of their own). My concern for them is to even continue to have the ability to purchase good food in the near future. Occasionally we have been to the store and items we normally purchase are not on the shelves; toilet paper, baby formula, bread, chicken to name a few. I believe it is intentional to cause fear and to ready people to eat processed roaches. This makes me very sad for the Gen Z in particular. I believe they will succumb to this marketing ploy. Prices also seem to have tripled in the last few years. We have one family who has committed to be vegan. They are diligent in their commitment. This can be difficult in normal times but now I am genuinely concerned they are not getting enough protein or vitamins. They eat but their diet is very restricted. I would not be as concerned if products were more available. Where they live they cannot have a garden because it attracts bears (North Carolina). Thank you for your work. In your articles I hope you explain how eggs and milk locally and gently raised animals are good for humans and animals (if you agree). Also I have a question regarding chickens. Is it necessary to have a rooster to get hens to lay eggs? We are in the process of selling our house. Once this task is completed I would like to have a few happy chickens for eggs, not meat. And I would like to also have a few sheep, a burrow/donkey and maybe a horse. I would appreciate your insight regarding these animal species proper care. If we obtain milk from sheep how difficult will that be? I have no intentions of harvesting my animals for meat even though I will still consume meat. So…how to get the most wholesome food products is a concern. God bless and keep you in your endeavors. Susan (Tennessee)