You've heard of a Mud Run... what about a Farm Run?

If you're a runner, or friends with someone who is chances are that you have seen pictures of tough mudder runs or color me rad runs that have become popular lately. This week, I learned about a Farm Run that promises mud and fun while benefiting the Fernbrook Farms Education Center in Chesterfield, NJ.

If you're not familiar with Fernbrook  they have education programs for local schools, a fantastic Summer Camp and an Urban Initiatives program for kids among others. Here is their Education Center's mission statement: "Our mission is to provide hands–on educational experiences for people of all ages by exploring the complex interconnectedness of our natural world.  Our purpose is to educate about agriculture, the sources of our food and the importance of nutrition for healthy lifestyles. We believe people should make meaningful connections with our natural world in order to become responsible stewards of local and global sustainability."    

I can testify that through their summer camp, my son has had a tremendous experience there this summer.  And that it has also been full of fun and mud. I believe Fernbrook is a great asset to our community. 

More info & registration for the run can be found here.  Hope to see you there September 22nd!  

Focus

It has taken about a year, but I have found my focus.  It came together in a classic "aha moment" where finally in my mind the things I love and what I want from a career perspective crystallized into an idea. Not some marketing gimmick, but a way to speak genuinely about what I want to do through what I already do.  I'm going to be refocusing my blog and launching a new website to put together the farm to table locavore lifestyle and homes for sale in Bordentown City, Bordentown Township, Chesterfield and Mansfield.  

There is an availability of locally grown and made products in Northern Burlington county that make locavore living very doable.  From the standpoint of personal and environmental health, this is an idea which I believe more people are becoming aware of and supporting.  With the growing concern over what is in the food we eat (GMOs, food chemicals, allergens) there is more awareness of one's diet.  Being able to purchase a significant amount of your food from your local farm is one way to have a direct assurance of what you are eating, where it's from while at the same time supporting agriculture and your local farmer.  So, where to live to make eating local a viable option?  Northern Burlington County.  This area offers unique homes and a great diversity of housing options.  Do you like small city living? check. Suburban developments? check. Historic properties, new construction? check and check.  55+ communities, condos, row homes, single family homes with acreage... all available.  Over the next few weeks I will be launching my website locavorelivingnj.com to provide information on all of these diverse communities while also showcasing the local farms, businesses and  lifestyle opportunities in the communities of Northern Burlington County.

To everyone who has read my blog thus far, I thank you.  As a fledgling blogger, I realize most of the readers are probably friends, or at best friends of friends. So I thank you all for your support, please stick with me through this journey and see the bounty of Burlington County.