Today, I took what I consider to be a small, positive action in self-care. I went our local farmers market.

This is something I've been meaning to do for some time because just in general, I think it's a positive thing for the planet but also to support local farms etc.

However, it's always been a "meant to" thing - and I end up going to the local grocery store. Well. with the recent change in administration, I see an alarming removal of all manner of health and safety regulation.

In short, I'm worried about H5N1 Avian flu outbreaks getting into the food supply due to the new administration prioritizing the economy over public health.

So, today my local farmers market was open 10 to 1 and it was a relatively warmer day so I headed over.

There were only two vendors out (They said there are more on Saturdays) but one of them had local eggs from hens they keep themselves - chicken AND duck (My wife is a huge duck egg fan)

They also had very good prices various meats.

We have not had a steak in ages because the price is just so high - we decided to splurge and got ourselves a nice bit of rib eye, we also got some sweet potato and butternut squash.

I was happy that I didn't see a single flag/sticker indicating support for Cantaloupe Caligula, and they were happy for our business.

It's a small thing but we need to get better about spending our money local where we can and also small farms are going to be increasingly important (my prediction).

We'll be trying to grow some of our own produce this year to have more direct control over our food safety.