Ugly Apples and Freeocal Foods

We are fortunate enough to live near by an orchard that is half organic and half conventional. The organic trees are harvested first, and we are lucky enough to have permission to access the orchards and gather up the fruit that is not picked.

What's better than free and local food?

Can I coin a new word - freeocal?

But there is one sad thing about organic produce - nobody like ugly food! There are some delicious, yummy, tasty, crunchy, nutritious, nectar of the Gods apples left there just for us because they are too ugly for sale at the local markets.

Poor poor apples - but lucky lucky us!

Burt's Bees and Happy Green Bee

Any one who strives for the greater good ranks high on my list and one of my favorite companies that do this is the local Burt's Bees. Recently, I happily discovered the children's clothing endeavor they have started a few years ago. Happy Green Bee, is a baby clothes line designed for comfort in the hope that is inspires more organic cotton growth in the U.S. One of my favorite parts about their website is the online factory store where you can buy discounted products! Burt's Bees began in 1984 and has maintained their strong commitment to the environment . Happy green Bee was started in with the mission to create gender-free (yea!) organic (yea again!) children's clothing with sustainable manufacturing practices (hooray!). Their efforts were to meet and increase the demand for organic children's clothing that contribute in positive ways to the welfare of our planet. What else can I ask for as a parent and an ecologist!?