The Beginning

This last week, Nick has been Elk hunting, and although he has not gotten an elk yet, he did bring home a rabbit and a grouse last night.  I already had dinner cooking so we saved them for tonight.  Nick cooked the rabbit and grouse outside on the grill and I roasted squash, and made grilled cabbage with fennel and goat cheese.  The vegetables were mostly from friends gardens.  It was all delicious.  The kids loved it and Nick and I took pride in our very organic and sustainable meal. 

We talked about our shared excitement for our vegetable garden next year, and our desire to grow or hunt for the majority of our food.  After dinner I went out to feed the chickens and discovered our very first egg!  I took it over to Nick and the kids, who were sitting around the fire pit in our back yard.  Tessie was so excited and she held it gingerly cupped in her hands. 

The fact that my children will grow up seeing first hand where their food comes from, and will help to grow and harvest it, makes me happier than I can explain.  It will give them a connection to the earth, and a real reason to care for it.  Holding our first egg in my hand tonight was the beginning, I hope that what follows will be a life-long connection to nature.  What a beautiful way to grow up. 

Our Dinner

The first egg.