Diana Bauman, the first blogger to be featured in our series on Nudo’s international foodie friends, is an organic vegetable grower, chicken rearer, local produce supporter, homemaker, mother, graphic/web designer and a world class blogger. So many things in one and still doing her bit to save the planet every day. But not just doing – really living her philosophy. Her very popular blog, A Little Bit of Spain in Iowa, recently featured a delicious recipe using Nudo oils. So we asked her to share her food philosophy with us. Here’s what Diana had to say:
Growing up as the daughter of immigrants to the USA, I was raised eating traditional foods and grew up in an environment where meals were created from scratch using whole ingredients.
Unfortunately, the industrialization of our food system in the United States has compromised the health and well being of its citizens by means of processed foods and meats and dairy containing hormones and antibiotics. My philosophy is simple: eat food in its natural form as God made it.
I am an advocate of supporting local family farmers who have a passion for raising pastured animals without the use of growth hormones or rampant use of antibiotics and thus shop at our local farmers markets. Also, I grow my own vegetables organically at home and raise my own backyard chickens.
From what I grow and buy at the farmers markets, I can preserve and freeze fresh local ingredients to use during our extremely cold winter months. It’s a step that I’ve taken to self sustainability.
Why do all of this? Our health is dependent upon it and above all else, the health of our children. Because of this, I strive to cook the way that my grandparents did in hopes that my children will learn the important skill of cooking using REAL FOOD to nourish themselves and their children to come.
