The road to happiness...

                It is so easy to get lost now- a- days. Which, given all the GPS devices located around us, you would think would be impossible. Turn right here, 100 yards to your destination, and shazzam! You’ve reached your destination. But what about getting lost in all the technology? How many times a day do you see, “the road to happiness is…”? In any one day, it seems, all a person needs to be happy is that fancy, new truck that drives itself, or the powder you put in food so you can eat everything you want and lose weight (as long as it’s not high in fat, sugar, and you start exercising, that is). What isn’t mentioned is the hundreds of dollars it cost to replace the high-technology car’s keys when your toddler flushes them down the toilet, or the brutal side effects of those little powder packets. All this complex, high-tech gadgetry that litters the road to happiness just seems to be piling up more and more like so much space-junk around our atmosphere. Eventually, it will start colliding with itself and we’ll be left standing with our handheld GPS that’s really a phone/book/HD tv wondering  if this is what “happy” really looks like.

                A road running through a flowery meadow, shaded by softly swaying weeping willows, decorated with a simple arbor of deep purple Morning Glories. Doesn’t that sound much nicer? If the sound of birds singing, the sight of fresh, morning dew on sweet, green grass, or a warm, apple pie is all it takes to make us smile, then why do we need so much more? No one cringes as the thought of the road to happiness littered with flower petals, pies, and sunshine. Butterflies tend not to get flushed down toilets by toddlers nor does a slice of watermelon make you sweat like its 100 degrees. Simplicity. It all boils down to simplicity.

                On your way to work tomorrow morning, stop by the Blue Egg Bakery, grab a dozen doughnuts, and take them into the office. Watch how this simple act lights up everyone’s day. Blue Egg pastries aren’t put through a process. There are no preservatives you can’t pronounce, no high-tech flash-freezing methodology, just simplicity. The pastries are made there, by hand, and sold there, by hand. It’s happiness.  Blue Egg loves happiness.

It takes a village...

   Have you ever had to go hungry? Think of a time you were struggling to make ends meet. Maybe you were a broke college student, new parents, going through a layoff. There are so many reasons and so many different ways a person may be struggling to put food on the table. Struggling doesn’t have to be apparent, either. It could be your neighbor, deciding between a car payment and groceries, it doesn’t have to be as obvious as the homeless man on the downtown corner. Blue Egg Market knows that there are people in our own community facing challenges in this economy, and we want to make a difference. Minnesota hosts a campaign to help feed the hungry in our own community, it’s called Hunger Free Minnesota. There are many ways to help this cause that can put food on the table of a family who needs it. To start, Blue Egg Market is holding a fund raiser till April 1st. For every new “Like” we receive on our Facebook page, Blue Egg Market will donate $1.00 to Hunger Free. For more information on Hunger Free Minnesota, please visit http://www.hungerfreemn.org/, and to join our fund raiser, visit https://www.facebook.com/pages/Blue-Egg-Market/. Small gestures can make all the difference to a family in need. 

Greatest thing since sliced bread...or not? 

A revolution is occurring! We’ve all heard in the news about the processed treat giant, Hostess, filing for bankruptcy for a second time. Economists pinpoint the changing culture of the United States towards food as the reason for the demise of Hostess and other fast food chains. Americans are beginning to realize that the chemical-laden, mystery-ingredient processed food lifestyle that began in the 60’s is killing them. So if you haven’t examined your pantry lately, now is the time to join the revolution and clean out some of those chemicals! 

Start by switching to rustic artisan breads versus your store bought white or wheat breads. Processed breads include chemicals, such as bromide, to preserve the ingredients and create a uniform appearance. Most of the nutrients from the ingredients are lost in the manufacturing process. 

Rustic artisan breads, such as those created by Blue Egg Market, maintain their integrity because they use simple, natural ingredients, no preservatives, and provide loads of nutrients. Everything from their crispy, golden crust to their soft, steamy center provides your body with benefits. 

So raise your baguettes up high! Let mass production wave its white bread flag of surrender! Grab a sweet tomato, slap it on warm hunk of Wisconsin Cheddar bread, and scream, “I will not be ignored!” Revolution! Blue Egg Market style.