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Healthy Home Economist / Archives / Healthy Living / Meet My Farmer!

Meet My Farmer!

by Sarah Pope / Affiliate Links ✔

It is my pleasure to introduce you to one of my local farmers, Ron and Cherri Clark.   The Clarks have been tending this beautiful patch of earth for years, producing primarily organic strawberries but also squash, beans and other produce during the off season.    They sell their berries to local stores but also open their land to the public for a much anticipated annual U-Pick. 
The Beautiful and Organic Jordan Farm, Plant City FL
Jordan Farm is the only “in the dirt” organic strawberry farm that I take my family to.   Do I go to the local, organic hydroponic farm?   No way.    Ron and Cheri’s berries are much more nutritious and, hence, last longer.    I love that I can let my children run wild in the strawberry patch, picking berries right off the plants and eating them with no fear of pesticide residue or chemical fertilizers.
   
I would never allow my kids to participate in a strawberry U-Pick at a conventional farm.  Strawberries are one of the most highly sprayed crops and the thought of them picking berries in such a polluted environment is absolutely out of the question.
On the other hand, exposure to “clean” dirt is good for children.  It primes their immune system and helps them avoid allergies.   Kids who play in the dirt are healthier than those that don’t.    Getting your kids out to local farms where they can be exposed to soil based microbes in an unpolluted environment is a great thing for their health.
And besides, it’s so much fun too!    
Who are the local farmers that are dear to you?    If you don’t have any, don’t you think it’s about time to get to know these hard working folks and have them part of your life?
Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist
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Sarah Pope

Sarah Pope MGA has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2002. She is a summa cum laude graduate in Economics from Furman University and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

She is the author of three books: Amazon #1 bestseller Get Your Fats Straight, Traditional Remedies for Modern Families, and Living Green in an Artificial World.

Her four eBooks Good Diet…Bad Diet, Real Food Fermentation, Ketonomics, and Ancestrally Inspired Dairy-Free Recipes are available for complimentary download via Healthy Home Plus.

Her mission is dedicated to helping families effectively incorporate the principles of ancestral diets within the modern household. She is a sought after lecturer around the world for conferences, summits, and podcasts.

Sarah was awarded Activist of the Year in 2010 at the International Wise Traditions Conference, subsequently serving on the Board of Directors of the nutrition nonprofit the Weston A. Price Foundation for seven years.

Her work has been covered by numerous independent and major media including USA Today, ABC, and NBC among many others.

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  1. everydaymannersforkids.com

    Jun 10, 2011 at 10:45 am

    Picking strawberries with my kids means summer to me! I don’t have an allergy to strawberries, but my arms break out in hives if I don’t wear long sleeves–I bet it’s the pesticides on the plants in the fields we’d picked years past. I look forward to finding an organic option in our beautiful Oregon landscape!

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  2. Megan

    Oct 18, 2010 at 1:42 pm

    I hope to be able to participate in this next year with our little one! She loves strawberries & would love picking them out on her own! Sounds like good fun.

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  3. Jenny

    Oct 17, 2010 at 7:56 pm

    We love Jordan Farms! Some of our favorite photos of our kids were taken there over the years…dirty, strawberry-juice laden faces with grins the size of Texas. 🙂

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  4. Farmgirl Cyn

    Oct 17, 2010 at 7:37 pm

    I DO know my farmers! Michael and Anja, of Trillium Have Farm in West Michigan. I have been a member there for 4 years now, and I also teach classes they offer and also do food demos twice a month at the produce pick-up location. Next year I am teaching a class on lacto-fermentation, tho I have only been fermenting for a year now. Lots of studying to do this winter in preparation!

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  5. Drew and Rita

    Oct 17, 2010 at 2:36 pm

    We love this farm too, Sarah, and look forward to the straweberry picking every year.

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  6. Yoana (Work From Home as a Virtual Assistant)

    Oct 17, 2010 at 1:58 pm

    We have a CSA farm in the town next to use that also does cheesemaking classes, and other activities such as canning tomato sauce, etc… I haven't attended any of their classes, but have friends that have, and they loved it!

    They are organic and operated by a small family. The farm is called Worden Farm (http://www.wordenfarm.com/) and it's owned by Eva and Chris Worden.

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