The Majestic Plastic Bag - A Mockumentary

Here's a short (3+min) video on the Majestic Plastic Bag's cycle of life, passed onto me from a friend on the west coast. I often say I feel like my life has been taken over by plastic bags. We should all be using our own recycled bags. I personally keep them in my car. If I happen to forget to bring in a recycled bag, then I either carry the items in my hand if it's only a few, or, I ask for as few bags as possible (which is entirely contrary to the Grocery store bagger's training which ironically has them trained to basically use as many plastic bags as possible so to prevent breakage and spillage and to keep some food items away from others.)

What if you had to pay 50 cents for a plastic bag? Would that be motivation to use your recycled bags? Enjoy this mockumentary

Cheese Tour - Sept 11 & 12

If you're looking for something fun to do this weekend, check out the Washington County Cheese Tour. Visit first-hand some of the farmers who are making and selling local artisan cheese. Check out the Cheese Tour website for more info. Most of the farms are within 20 minutes from one another.

Five farms will be open for tour. Come learn the process of cheesemaking, check out their farms and animals, and of course - try the cheese. Farms include: Argyle Cheese Farm, Homestead Artisans, 3-Corner Field Farm, Consider Bardwell Farm and Sweet Spring Farm. Click here for a google map of the farms and tour.

I'm looking forward to checking out some of these farms and seeing firsthand how all their delicious cheeses are made. I'm most looking forward to meeting Liza Porter's goats! Liza and Dave Porter own Homestead Artisans. Earlier in the year I wrote a short profile piece on their farm. At the time of the interview, Liza was literally on the phone while feeding a baby goat. I could hear the goats 'bahhing' in the background! They sounded so adorable. The care these farmers give to their animals, I think, is what makes their cheese and products just that much more special.

So - take a drive out to Washington county and check out the Cheese!