Prepared

Good morning friends,

 

I have been diving head first back into the world of Michael Pollan's writing, this time landing softly into the pages of "In Defense of Food". In its preface Pollan addresses the myriad questions people ask him about what they should eat, how much of it and when. He refuses to bury the lede saying it simply: "Eat Food. Not Too Much. Mostly Plants". 

In case you missed my 1,647 chances to brag about it on social (@sharefamilydinner), we were were featured in the Boston Globe this week alongside our friends at Farmers to You, Iron Ox (pictured. Hi Alex!) and Clark Farm.  

 

The article by Devra First dove deep into who FD is, what this community is trying to accomplish and what makes us different. Though we're New Englanders who are not supposed to dabble in the frivolities of emotion, we were rather proud. Upon arriving at our facility in Woburn she wrote:

Fresh flowers make everything just a little bit better and a whole lot brighter.

One of the grand dames of cooking said that having fresh flowers in a vase makes every dinner party 50% more enjoyable and delicious. I don't know which dame that was, Julia, Ina or Martha (it definitely wasn't Giada - she frightens me)... but I agree. Even a simple arrangement in a chipped mason jar is an un-extravagant moment of whimsy. A wink of joy.