So, this is it. The moment I've been waiting for for weeks...no, more like months. I can distinctly remember a time last year, when life seemed only to include standardized tests, listening to seniors talk about their Senior Options projects. They seemed to glow with relaxation and wisdom as they talked about life outside of school. It was a life I wanted to enjoy, and now I am!
I thought it might be helpful to first give some background on my project so that readers have a sense of what I will actually be doing. I have always been really interested in cooking, gardening, writing, and environmental issues but I haven't had much time during school to actually explore these interests in much depth. So when it came time to pick a Senior Options project, I thought what better way to combine all of these interests in my own independent study. It seems that "going green" and being a locavore (here's a video to pique your interest but much more on this later...) is becoming utterly en vogue even though it seems to be utterly unglamorous. I mean, really. Getting your hands dirty? Rotating compost--aka rotting food? Snipping your own herbs? But that grounded mentality (pun intended) is exactly what people are looking for right now. A reasonably priced, environmentally friendly, and delicious approach to food and eating. Heck, even the president and first lady of the United States have a home vegetable/herb garden! As I always say, if it's good enough for the Obamas, it's good enough for me.
My job over the next month and a half will be to provide you resources and tools to try to incorporate these values into your life with relative ease. Soon I will be visiting Westchester County farms and providing you with economic, environmental, and culinary tips based on those visits. I will also post pictures of the farms, related articles and videos, and try as often as I can to post interviews with the farmers who bring the food to our plates. I will also be trying my own experiment of growing my own food--at least some of it--for me and family to enjoy.
Speaking of breaking ground, I've got to go get my planting on!
