One of the questions people always ask me when I tell them I try to eat local foods as much as possible is, "what about winter?" Although truthfully, I don't get asked that question quite as much any more.
I thawed out a chicken from my local farmer in anticipation of this week's Dark Days Challenge meal. DH wanted to try brining it since he claims my crock pot version turns out too dry. "Store chickens have all that stuff injected in it," he said, "so I want to experiment and see if I can get a free range chicken more moist."