Homegrown Happy Valley

Last year Homegrown volunteered at PASA’s Central PA Farm Tour.  Michele and I sat at Tait Farm all afternoon welcoming visitors, handing out information, answering questions, and eating Gemelli cookies from the farm store.  But this year I wanted to take the tour myself.  So with map and directions in hand, I loaded the car with drinks, snacks, husband, child, and a few members of my extended family.

If you really want people to think you’re weird, tell them you ate goat. Ever since my husband and I cooked up some goat sausages on the grill, I’ve been singing this meat’s praises. It tastes great. It has less fat and more protein than beef. But the conversation seldom goes any further. When the subject of goat arises, so does the red flag in our brain that controls what goes into our mouth.

WPSU recently launched its “Local Food Journey,” a blog about eating local in Centre County. Starting this month Homegrown and WPSU are sharing content, hoping to inspire our collective readers with even more recipes, profiles, and fun stories about eating and buying local. “Local Food Journey” recently visited Brenneman’s Meat Market in Huntingdon County and shared the following report:

Every community has recognizable houses, families, buildings, and businesses that provide unique charm. In Huntingdon, Brenneman’s Meat Market is one such institution.

Brenneman’s is nestled in the heart of Smithfield – a quiet, tidy, picturesque part of Huntingdon separated from downtown by the Juniata River.