{"id":4777,"date":"2022-09-23T15:25:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T19:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/?p=4777"},"modified":"2023-02-17T11:08:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T15:08:49","slug":"from-struggling-to-secure-a-new-perspective-on-organic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/blog\/from-struggling-to-secure-a-new-perspective-on-organic\/","title":{"rendered":"From Struggling to Secure: A New Perspective on Organic\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82cd5dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82cd5dd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-778a7b2\" data-id=\"778a7b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f64d46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f64d46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is Organic Food Only for the Wealthy?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9fdcb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9fdcb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I grew up in poverty.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I remember frequenting food banks regularly growing up, accustomed to the limits on certain specialized food items (like fresh fruits and vegetables) and toilet paper rolls. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wherever we were living at the time, the local corner stores knew our family and we usually were in debt to them for the various times we \u201cjust needed milk and bread\u201d and they gave it to us out of the goodness of their hearts. I thought that it would be amazing to be an owner of a corner store when I grew up because of all the money they had in their cash registers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I escaped the cycle of poverty as an adult, but becoming a mom brought on a whole other level of mom shame surrounding food.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was simply proud of the fact that I fed my children, that we always had food in the fridge and often had home cooked meals. We were in debt to nobody and while we weren\u2019t wealthy, we had enough. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>I vividly remember the first time I went to the grocery store and did not have to add up each item as I walked through the store.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It didn\u2019t stop the near anxiety attack I would have at the cash register when it was time to pay by card, because no matter how much money I KNEW we had, I had grown up seeing *declined* more times than I can count.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-accc880 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"accc880\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this blog you will find<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\">My lived experience and its effects on my perspective of the organic food industry\u00a0<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\">A behind the scenes glimpse into some of Stonyfield\u2019s organic dairy farms<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\">Some of the things I\u2019ve learned about my preconceived ideas about organic dairy<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\">A ridiculously simple busy moms breakfast recipe is Stonyfield yogurt<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\">A realistic takeaway for those of us who care but think \u201cI can\u2019t do it all\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-39f49cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39f49cb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-afbca2b\" data-id=\"afbca2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-174228a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"174228a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Flying-to-Stonyfields-Organic-Dairy-Farms1-768x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4780 lazyload\" alt=\"View out the window of an airplane showing the wing and farmland below\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Flying-to-Stonyfields-Organic-Dairy-Farms1-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Flying-to-Stonyfields-Organic-Dairy-Farms1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Flying-to-Stonyfields-Organic-Dairy-Farms1-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Flying-to-Stonyfields-Organic-Dairy-Farms1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Flying-to-Stonyfields-Organic-Dairy-Farms1.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Flying-to-Stonyfields-Organic-Dairy-Farms1-768x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4780 lazyload\" alt=\"View out the window of an airplane showing the wing and farmland below\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Flying-to-Stonyfields-Organic-Dairy-Farms1-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Flying-to-Stonyfields-Organic-Dairy-Farms1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Flying-to-Stonyfields-Organic-Dairy-Farms1-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Flying-to-Stonyfields-Organic-Dairy-Farms1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Flying-to-Stonyfields-Organic-Dairy-Farms1.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9336d65\" data-id=\"9336d65\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8dfba7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c8dfba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Stonyfields-Organic-Dairy-Farms-01-768x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4781 lazyload\" alt=\"Stoneyfields Organic Dairy farms\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Stonyfields-Organic-Dairy-Farms-01-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Stonyfields-Organic-Dairy-Farms-01-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Stonyfields-Organic-Dairy-Farms-01-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Stonyfields-Organic-Dairy-Farms-01-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Stonyfields-Organic-Dairy-Farms-01.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Stonyfields-Organic-Dairy-Farms-01-768x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4781 lazyload\" alt=\"Stoneyfields Organic Dairy farms\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Stonyfields-Organic-Dairy-Farms-01-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Stonyfields-Organic-Dairy-Farms-01-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Stonyfields-Organic-Dairy-Farms-01-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Stonyfields-Organic-Dairy-Farms-01-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Stonyfields-Organic-Dairy-Farms-01.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b1ac4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b1ac4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve always wanted to use my story to do good in the world and if you follow me, you know I do this through supporting moms- <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/blog\/motherhood-is-hard-lets-make-it-easier\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">especially the ones who are struggling.<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I went on an organic dairy farm tour hosted by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonyfield.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stonyfield Organic <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recently and if I had told that to myself 8 years ago as a new mom, I\u2019d have laughed hysterically.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This might sound harsh, but after growing up how I did and how many children are currently growing up, how their food is produced is unfortunately the last thing on their parents\u2019 minds and the least of their worries. I have written about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/blog\/breaking-cycles-of-generational-trauma\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">my exposure to various traumas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and for people living in volatile and unsafe situations, it\u2019s hard to find the time or energy to think about organic. 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the Environment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-57a4a00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57a4a00\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a71e03\" data-id=\"4a71e03\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1775c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1775c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we arrived at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mollybrookfarm.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mollybrook Farm<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which recently won Vermont Dairy Farm of the Year 2022, the owners Rhonda and Myles were smiling ear to ear. Hearing Rhonda speak about her cows with more joy and pride than I\u2019ve heard a grandmother speak of her grandkids was the highlight of my trip. Her love for them was infectious and nothing short of obvious, not just in how she spoke but how healthy the cows were.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They shared so much about the dairy farming process. Everything from how hard they have to work to create enough certified organic feed for all the cows, to the daily routine and the in workings of the milking machines to the anecdotal personalities of each individual cow on their farm\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The farm has been in Myles\u2019 family for generations and they were the ones to make the transition to organic, a process that takes 3 years. They literally know all the cows by name, and when they give birth, the calves are named with the same first letter of their mothers name. THE SWEETEST.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had the most delightful time meeting two farming families and hearing their origin stories, seeing their hard work and determination to provide for their families, listening to the struggles they\u2019ve had to face particularly since the pandemic and even getting to pet a 1 day old cow.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-447839b\" data-id=\"447839b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd1f9b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd1f9b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Visiting-the-cows-at-Mollybrook-Organic-Farm-768x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4783 lazyload\" alt=\"Libby Ward visiting cows at Mollybrook Organic Farm\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Visiting-the-cows-at-Mollybrook-Organic-Farm-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Visiting-the-cows-at-Mollybrook-Organic-Farm-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Visiting-the-cows-at-Mollybrook-Organic-Farm-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Visiting-the-cows-at-Mollybrook-Organic-Farm-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Visiting-the-cows-at-Mollybrook-Organic-Farm.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Visiting-the-cows-at-Mollybrook-Organic-Farm-768x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4783 lazyload\" alt=\"Libby Ward visiting cows at Mollybrook Organic Farm\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Visiting-the-cows-at-Mollybrook-Organic-Farm-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Visiting-the-cows-at-Mollybrook-Organic-Farm-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Visiting-the-cows-at-Mollybrook-Organic-Farm-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Visiting-the-cows-at-Mollybrook-Organic-Farm-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Visiting-the-cows-at-Mollybrook-Organic-Farm.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3942818 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3942818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fun fact: I lived on a hobby farm for a few years as a teen and raised some cows from calves. So it was really special to get up close and personal with some again.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55bb152 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55bb152\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Close-up-of-a-cows-face-at-Mollybrook-Organic-Farm-600x600-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4784 lazyload\" alt=\"Close up of a cows face at Mollybrook Organic Farm\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Close-up-of-a-cows-face-at-Mollybrook-Organic-Farm-600x600-1.webp 600w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Close-up-of-a-cows-face-at-Mollybrook-Organic-Farm-600x600-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Close-up-of-a-cows-face-at-Mollybrook-Organic-Farm-600x600-1-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Close-up-of-a-cows-face-at-Mollybrook-Organic-Farm-600x600-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4784 lazyload\" alt=\"Close up of a cows face at Mollybrook Organic Farm\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Close-up-of-a-cows-face-at-Mollybrook-Organic-Farm-600x600-1.webp 600w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Close-up-of-a-cows-face-at-Mollybrook-Organic-Farm-600x600-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Close-up-of-a-cows-face-at-Mollybrook-Organic-Farm-600x600-1-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d73c60a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d73c60a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is the thing: I never would have denied that having less herbicides, pesticides, toxins, antibiotics, hormones and harmful chemicals on or in our food would be better for us. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But, it seemed like just a small thing in comparison to the world&#8217;s other problems. After taking the time to learn about Organic farming regulations and how they not only benefit the health the humans, but also the welfare of cows, the health of the soil, the air quality, the livelihoods of farmers and their surrounding communities I\u2019ve come away seeing just how important it is to be intentional about what types of food production I am supporting when I walk through the grocery store.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I also saw that organic dairy and other organic products weren\u2019t created just to be food for the elite, they were actually created TO do good in the world and actually ARE helping to solve a multitude of problems in the world. Namely:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fighting the effects of climate change<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reducing carbon emissions<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">creating healthier soil &amp; surrounding waterways<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">creating healthier food for humans to ingest<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">driving rural development<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stimulating the local economy as a whole\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.organic-center.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publication_files\/milkstudy_report_theorganiccenter_june2019.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so much more.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0It\u2019s not more expensive because it\u2019s trying to be fancy. It takes more work and costs more money to produce quality without chemicals, so at the rate people are buying organic it has to cost more.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organic dairy cows also live much longer, healthier and happier lives because regulations ensure their welfare. Not only are they fed organic feed, they must get time outside everyday, be out to pasture 120 days a year, they are not given hormones or antibiotics (unless as a last resort) and so much more. Organic farms are also generally smaller because they require more work to run, which leads to healthier cows who get more attention.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a values driven person who has walked through many hard things and sees the struggles of many people, I am determined to leave the world a better place than I have found it. After taking the time to really dive into what Organic ACTUALLY means, and not what social media has twisted it to mean and make you feel, I can\u2019t know what I know now and not do anything.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47e7aa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47e7aa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Busy Moms\u2019 Breakfast Recipe<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e3870e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e3870e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Busy moms have so much to think about in a day. We are on information overload. We want to do what is right but there are often 5000 versions of \u201cright\u201d coming from every direction and we don\u2019t have the time or energy to decipher what is the most reputable information or important thing to focus on. I am all about supporting moms in what they value. The tour of Stonyfield Organic dairy farms has shown me much organic does align with my values and so I present to you: an easy breakfast recipe for busy moms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recipe for busy moms: Yogurt &amp; Granola<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00bd cup of Stonyfield organic probiotic vanilla whole milk yogurt<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00bc cup fresh sliced strawberries<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00bc cup of sliced ripe bananas<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00bc cup of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifearoundthetable.ca\/recipes\/high-protein-egg-white-granola-ginger-and-cinnamon-spiced\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">homemade <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or store bought granola<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In all seriousness, how we feed our kids is a hot topic in modern day mom culture and how the media advocates for Organic can unfortunately cause mothers to feel judged and stop listening. We all want to be good moms and nourish our children and when it\u2019s suggested we are doing something other than that, it hurts. Many of us want to contribute to making a difference to the health of our families and to the world around us but it can all get too overwhelming sometimes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6ad4f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6ad4f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Making Small Changes to Do Good in the World<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a0c6f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a0c6f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7b185c\" data-id=\"c7b185c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fed6b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4fed6b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cows-at-an-organic-dairy-farm-01-768x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4785 lazyload\" alt=\"Cows at an organic dairy farm\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cows-at-an-organic-dairy-farm-01-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cows-at-an-organic-dairy-farm-01-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cows-at-an-organic-dairy-farm-01-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cows-at-an-organic-dairy-farm-01-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cows-at-an-organic-dairy-farm-01.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cows-at-an-organic-dairy-farm-01-768x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4785 lazyload\" alt=\"Cows at an organic dairy farm\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cows-at-an-organic-dairy-farm-01-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cows-at-an-organic-dairy-farm-01-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cows-at-an-organic-dairy-farm-01-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cows-at-an-organic-dairy-farm-01-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cows-at-an-organic-dairy-farm-01.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6885bdc\" data-id=\"6885bdc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c49581 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c49581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cows-at-an-organic-dairy-farm-02-768x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4786 lazyload\" alt=\"Cows eating grass at an organic dairy farm\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cows-at-an-organic-dairy-farm-02-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cows-at-an-organic-dairy-farm-02-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cows-at-an-organic-dairy-farm-02-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cows-at-an-organic-dairy-farm-02-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cows-at-an-organic-dairy-farm-02.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cows-at-an-organic-dairy-farm-02-768x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4786 lazyload\" alt=\"Cows eating grass at an organic dairy farm\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cows-at-an-organic-dairy-farm-02-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cows-at-an-organic-dairy-farm-02-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cows-at-an-organic-dairy-farm-02-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cows-at-an-organic-dairy-farm-02-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cows-at-an-organic-dairy-farm-02.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b26828 elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon elementor-blockquote--button-skin-link elementor-blockquote--button-color-custom elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"1b26828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote 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If someone said that to me not long ago, I likely would have agreed and then thought I had better things to spend my money on or worry about. I want to help other people, not just focus on my own family\u2019s well-being. But I now see the values behind Stonyfield, and the wider organic community. Organic is not just sustainable and good not just for people, but for animals, for business and for the planet.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve decided to make little changes where I can to support this type of food production, and not because I have felt shamed or guilted into doing so, but because I have seen first hand the positive effects it has on the world around me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let me know what you think in the comments and drop any questions you have about the tour! And don\u2019t forget to follow along on Tiktok and Instagram. And if no one has told you lately, you are doing a great job.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an advocate for struggling mothers: across North America many families don\u2019t have the choice to buy everything organic even if they wanted to. His response was filled with genuine understanding and empathy. He said \u201cwe\u2019re not asking everyone to change everything, we just ask that you do what you can\u201d. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is manageable, I thought. We can\u2019t do it all, but many of us can do <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">something<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac930f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dac930f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"508\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Organic-Farms-Team-e1667417359864-1024x650.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4787 lazyload\" alt=\"Organic Farms Team Photo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Organic-Farms-Team-e1667417359864-1024x650.webp 1024w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Organic-Farms-Team-e1667417359864-300x191.webp 300w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Organic-Farms-Team-e1667417359864-768x488.webp 768w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Organic-Farms-Team-e1667417359864.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Organic-Farms-Team-e1667417359864-1024x650.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4787 lazyload\" alt=\"Organic Farms Team Photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Organic-Farms-Team-e1667417359864-1024x650.webp 1024w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Organic-Farms-Team-e1667417359864-300x191.webp 300w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Organic-Farms-Team-e1667417359864-768x488.webp 768w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Organic-Farms-Team-e1667417359864.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d935af9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d935af9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stonyfield yogurt is delicious and it\u2019s free from pesticides and other harmful chemicals. If someone said that to me not long ago, I likely would have agreed and then thought I had better things to spend my money on or worry about. I want to help other people, not just focus on my own family\u2019s well-being. But I now see the values behind Stonyfield, and the wider organic community. Organic is not just sustainable and good not just for people, but for animals, for business and for the planet.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve decided to make little changes where I can to support this type of food production, and not because I have felt shamed or guilted into doing so, but because I have seen first hand the positive effects it has on the world around me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let me know what you think in the comments and drop any questions you have about the tour! And don\u2019t forget to follow along on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@diaryofanhonestmom\">Tiktok<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/diaryofanhonestmom\/\">Instagram.<\/a> And if no one has told you lately, you are doing a great job.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Unexpected Result of My Trip to Vermont to tour Stonyfield\u2019s Dairy Farms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,141],"tags":[91,47,144,143,146,145],"class_list":["post-4777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motherhood","category-other","tag-anxiety","tag-motherhood","tag-organic","tag-organic-food","tag-stonyfields","tag-travel"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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