123. Seasonal Eating: Spring Edition | Erin Worrall of The Cedar Chest Farm
With the first official day of spring right around the corner, I am getting so excited to welcome spring into my kitchen.\xa0 There is nothing like cutting fresh herbs from my garden, gathering eggs from my hens, collecting milk from my cow.\xa0 In today\u2019s episode, Erin and I discuss the many ways that seasonal eating can be accessible to all of us.\xa0 Whether or not you have a garden or farm animals of your own, you can find ways to eat seasonally and source your food locally.\xa0 With all of our modern conveniences, we don\u2019t have to eat seasonally, but Erin and I make a case for why you might want to consider eating this way.\xa0 There is so much beauty to be found in living in rhythm with the seasons.\n\nIn this episode, we cover:\n\n\n Starting a spring garden\n\n Why it matters to eat seasonally\n\n What changes we make in our kitchens in the spring\n\n Farm animals\u2019 production in spring\n\n How to approach meal planning when eating seasonally\n\n Incorporating bread baking into your daily routine\n\n Sourdough troubleshooting\n\n Living a homesteading lifestyle even if you don\u2019t live on a homestead\n\n Where to start sourcing local, seasonal food\n\n Preserving and storing seasonal food\n\n\nGUEST BIOGRAPHY\n\nErin is the head farmer and resident mom to all manner of living things at The Cedar Chest Farm! Together with her family, she tends their farmstead in Southwest Virginia, aiming to educate and empower homegrown-minded folks in their journey towards self-sustenance. Whether you\u2019re living in town and supporting local growers, or seeking to raise your own food and resources more rurally, Erin is excited to partner with you in treasuring old ways, delighting in good food, and stewarding the good world around us.\n\nRESOURCES\n\nDishing Up the Dirt by Andrea Bemis\n\nLocal Dirt by Andrea Bemis\n\nAndrea Bemis\u2019s Local Thirty Documentary\n\nFeeding a Family by Sarah Waldman\n\nSmoke, Roots, Mountain, Harvest by Lauren McDuffie\n\nHarvie.farm\n\nCONNECT\n\nErin Worrall of The Cedar Chest Farm | Instagram | Facebook | Website\n\nLisa Bass of Farmhouse on Boone | Blog | YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Facebook | Pinterest\n\nJoin us in the Simple Farmhouse Life Facebook community!\n\nGET MORE FROM THIS EPISODE\n\nWatch this episode on YouTube.\n\nView full show notes and transcript on the blog.