The Buerglers

Eric and I have been doing a lot of research on the types of food we eat, where it's grown, how it's grown, and how to prepare it.  We've also found value in purchasing local and organic from farmers markets rather than at the grocery stores.  For instance, we can buy a week worth of veggies for about $8-12 at the farmer's market that will last us the week, where as one small organic zucchini at the grocery store is easily $2.50 even in season!  We do splurge a little on things like cage free organic fed chicken eggs, hand crafted cheeses, and free range meats, but it's nice to meet the people who raise and make these items, and to know exactly what we are eating. The more we read, the more we are turned off by processed food.  The more we shopt at the farmer's market, the more frustrating it is to shop at the grocery store.  It's amazing the sugars, fats, and salts added to packaged food.  Eric and I have both noticed a difference in our skin, energy, d...

Before I start cutting down Eric's beautiful thank you letter about our week long trip to Mustard Seed Communities, I wanted to share the long version with you.... Family and Friends,             Elizabeth and I are back from Nicaragua .  We thank you for making our trip possible through your donations, thoughts and prayers.  There is no way we can properly thank you for what you have done for us and for the children at Mustard Seed Communities (MSC), but we wanted to try by giving you a glimpse of the journey.             The first day was just a flight and arriving at the mission house.  Our first real day we loaded onto the old school bus and made the hour and a half drive from Diriamba to Managua to meet and pick up some of the MSC children for Sunday Mass.  After Mass our group headed back to Hogar Belen, the MSC orphanage.  Time at the orphana...