This week, I finished a book about farming which I had gotten for Christmas, Folks, This Aint Normal, by Joel Salatin, a family farmer in Virginia who farms using sustainable methods.  In this book, he explores how our industrial food system is "not normal," and he shows how on his farm he is trying to change that, and he also includes simple tasks that the reader can complete to enjoy their local food scene even more.  In one part, Salatin describes his relationship with the restaurant chain, Chipotle.  He is a supplier of meat for their restaurant located near Salatins farm.  He describes how he was approached by the chain to see if he would be able to supply them with meat.  They wanted meat from his farm because of their pledge to get the majority of their meat from responsibly raised animals.  

That got me thinking about this class, and how there's a Chipotle in Burlington, and how they want to get their meat and vegetables from responsible family farmers.  You see where I'm going with this? So my idea is that I want to try to interview someone at the Burlington Chipotle about how they think that they are helping the Vermont Family Farm, and where they get their local food, for starters.  I brought this up with one of my mentors, Kate Carroll, and she suggested that I find out as much as I can about Chipotle before I contact them.  I have found out quite a bit, and in this coming week, I will be figuring out what I want to ask them, and then contacting them.  Hopefully by next week, I will be in contact with them about an interview.