Crystal Ball does in fact pasture their cows. They are one of the top-rated organic dairies in the country.....
http://www.cornucopia.org/dairysurvey/index.html
This is our CSA:
http://www.mnfoodassociation.org/joinmayfarm.aspx
They have drop sites at various places in the Cities-- ours is at the Mississippi Market. We've been pleased with the produce, and we like the educational programs...
Sounds like the OP has found a vet, but in case anyone else reads this thread who has the same question: we use Grand Avenue Vet and like them a whole lot. All of the doctors are women, one of them does housecalls, and they're very...
My wife was in labor for about 48 hours, so there were different phases, during which I did different things.... but off the top of my head, here are some of the things I did:
-time contractions
-help her with breathing during...
Does anyone know if there are movie theaters in the Twin Cities that have showings where babies are welcome? I've heard of this sort of thing (elsewhere) but can't find any info on it here. Thanks!
I'm a first time dad, just over 1 month into it.
Here are my thoughts, off the top of my head:
-cloth diapering is much easier than I expected. I do much of the changing (as my brother put it, my wife is responsible for input, so...
I'm sure it depends on where you live, but in our eastside St. Paul neighborhood, lots and lots of kids go door to door. Our daughter is only 2 weeks old, so we won't be going around this year, but we always enjoy seeing the local kids...
The midwife group at St. Joe's runs a "meet the midwife" night periodically. Worth checking out, either for specific midwife recs (though if you're delivering at St. Joe's, you get whoever's on call) or for general reassurance...
