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The Disney Dream – Five Magical Days Part 1

September 23, 2013 · Leave a comment ·

About a year ago, my husband announced that the time was right to take the kids on a Disney Cruise. Um, Ok, no arguments here. I did some research and the plans were made.

Me: “When should we tell them?”

Him: “The day we leave.”

Can I just tell you how hard it is to keep a secret of THAT magnitude? Amazingly, we pulled it off. Here’s where the kids found out they were going on a Disney Cruise.

Let me start by saying that the number one objection I hear to Disney vacations is that they cost too much. It’s true, that they aren’t cheap, and a year later our finances weren’t as robust as they had been, but we made the trip anyway and I’m really glad we did. Disney has incredible standards of service that make any vacation with them a wonderfully memorable experience.

Ship: Disney Dream

Departure Port: Port Canaveral Florida

Cruise Length: Four nights/Five Days.

Ports of Call: Nassau, Bahamas, Castaway Key, Bahamas (Disney’s private island).

Overall rating: 4.5 out of 5.

The Accommodations

The thing about Disney is that they get the important stuff right. Our room was tight, but comfortable, we had opted for a room with a balcony, something I highly recommend. We had a queen sized bed and the kids had bunk beds. One dropped out of the ceiling and the other was the couch converted into a twin bed. Both kids said they were comfortable and our mattress was fantastic. The bathroom was in two separate rooms, a shower and sink and then a second space for a sink an the toilet. I’ve cruised before and one of my big complaints is the size of the shower. This one was down right spacious in comparison. It even had a little bench.

Disney Cruise Food

Food is a big factor for us when we travel. Fish is intolerant to gluten, eggs and dairy and allergic to red food dye. The combination means we rarely eat out at home, but Disney is amazing at handling food allergies. The staff went out of their way to accommodate her needs, even planning ahead to have an extra, sushi style appetizer on hand when they knew she’s love it. I may have been a little jealous that I didn’t think to order two myself. It was THAT good.

My one complaint was that outside of meals it was sometimes hard to track down snacks. On other cruises I’ve been on something has been open 24/7. But there were times when I just wanted a little nibble and couldn’t find even a strawberry. Truth is I probably saved myself a few pounds. I never starved, I was just looking to fill in a few cracks here & there.

Disney Cruise Activities

Fish is 13 and Mim is 9. Neither child participated in the planned activities as much as we thought they would, but in hindsight I attribute that more towards their personalities then a flaw in the programming. Her age group was automatically given the right to enter and leave the activities as they pleased. Their activities mostly started at 4pm. It’s a hard age to program for, but there was a variety of events, including cooking, movie making, movie viewing, video games and dance parties.

Mim’s group, The Oceaneers, had a two spaces just chock full of fun all day long. There was a Toy Story themed toy room, a craft room a dance floor, a science lab and gobs of video game stations. There were plenty of staff available to organize games and trouble shoot where necessary. We opted to give Mim the same freedom to sign in and out of the activities as he desired, with the understanding that if he didn’t behave responsibly, he would be glued to our sides. Some people were aghast that we’d let our 9 year old run around the ship unattended, but we know our kid. He was great about making sure we knew where he was at all times. It was actually nice to be able to feel comfortable enough with the environment to give him that taste of freedom, and even nicer that he lived up to our expectations.

Our schedule leading up to the cruise precluded a lot of family time, so the kids were keen to stay with us or do things as a family and that was fine with us. They even sought each other out to spend time GASP together! One highlight was a scavenger hunt that took them all around the ship. A-Man and I also managed to snag a few minutes to ourselves in the 18+ sections.

Ports of Call: Nassau. Bahamas

Here we opted for an excursion to the Atlantis Resort. Where we paid an exorbitant amount of money for access to Aqua Adventure (their water park), a lunch voucher and a tour of the aquarium. I should say we started off this trip by visiting Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon. In comparison, Atlantis Aqua Adventure has fewer attractions and longer lines that Typhoon Lagoon and we were at TL a sunny Saturday in August. The only attraction Aqua Adventure had that was better than Typhoon Lagoon, was the river ride. TL’s is actually a relaxing lazy river. AA’s is a river rapids adventure. There are calm parts, but there are also narrow passages and with rapids and waves. There are several paths to follow, on one, you are transported via conveyor up into the tower of one of the water slides. Where you then go down a series of slides until you are eventually released back into the river. That was fun and it was the last ride we rode, so we left with a pleasant feeling. The aquarium is small and in my opinion, not worth the trip. Atlantis is like a mini Las Vegas in the Carribean complete with gambling and high end shops. Nice, but not really my scene. If we hadn’t visited Typhoon Lagoon we might have had a more favorable impression of Aqua Adventure, but having visited both in such a short space of time, Typhoon won hands down.

I also feel the need to say that overall, I wasn’t impressed with Nassau. There are a lot of empty storefronts down town and in hindsight, I wished we’d picked an activity that supported the local economy rather than a mega-corporation headquartered thousands of miles away.

Stay tuned for part two later this week!

Bouncing Off The Walls, Literally – Sky Zone

March 5, 2013 · Leave a comment ·

It’s February vacation around these parts. A whole week off from school. Oh, yay. I mean OH! YAY!

We had no grand travel plans for this week. So that meant a week of little trips here and there in an effort to stave off cabin fever. In my research of new, exciting and reasonably priced adventures, I found a place where they could literally bounce off the walls.

Sky Zone is an indoor trampoline park with independently owned locations around the country. Our closest location is an hour and twenty minutes away. The trip was originally scheduled to coincide with a visit with family, but when the plans fell apart, I had already let the cat out of the bag, so we went anyway. I can honestly say it was totally worth the trip.

This location has 5 courts, a kids area for those under 40”, two dodgeball courts (during our visit one was for big kids and one was for little kids), Foam Zone, where you bounce from trampolines into a huge pit of 3-D foam shapes, and an Open Court where everyone bounces in their own trampoline rectangle . At 48” Mim was tall enough to bounce with the big kids, but they still divide jumpers by size, so while I could see him and jump next to him, he was on different side of the court. We were separated a open mesh curtain. This didn’t phase him in the least, but some kids might not be so happy with this arrangement.

Since we’d traveled a bit, we opted to bounce for 90 minutes at a cost of $16 per person. As much fun as we had, 90 minutes was a little too long. Mim loved dodge ball even though by his own admission he wasn’t very good at it. Fish & I alternated between the Open Court and the Foam Zone. She tried Dodge Ball a few times, but her teammates were bigger, faster and more competitive.

The facility was clean and well staffed. Before bouncing, you must have a waiver signed by a parent or guardian and you must meet with a staff member to go over the rules. There are court monitors at ever court and they kept things under control without harshing the groove.

You are not allowed to bring in any food from the outside, but they have water and healthy snacks available at relatively reasonable prices. We all had a blast and will definitely head back again. For locations and details, visit the Sky Zone web site.

This review was not requested nor was I compensated in any way. The words and opinions are my own.

Weir’s Beach

July 23, 2012 · Leave a comment ·

“What Are We Going to do For FUN today?”

That is the question I hear most mornings during summer vacation. Some days it is pretty cut and dried. 99 Degrees? 100% humidity? We’re heading to Aunt Jane’s and swimming in the pool.

Last Friday was less clear. It was a beautiful summer day, a few puffy clouds, minimal humidity, highs in the low 80’s and a light breeze. I had a deadline in the morning, but the afternoon was ours. I lobbied for a bike ride on a local bike trail, but I got out voted. After consulting our list of things we wanted to do this summer, my son proposed Weir’s Beach.

I grew up with the Jersey Shore, within reasonable driving distance. So, the beach and the boardwalk are not foreign too me. Weir’s Beach is kind of like a mini Jersey Shore. There is a beach, the MS Mount Washington sails from the pier and there is a boardwalk and arcades.

Before our trip, I scouted things out and identified a specific location for treats and also found a coupon for FunSpot, a year round bowling/mini-golf/arcade located just up the road from the boardwalk.

Fish kiboshed the beach right off the bat apparently we’d been swimming too much this week. I didn’t realize that was possible. We got a late start so her brother & I agreed to this condition and we set off (A-Man had to work). We explored the boardwalk and were able to just glance at the arcades because I promised a full service arcade at FunSpot. While at the board walk, the Winnepesauki Railroad pulled in and we agreed that would be a fun trip for another day.

We picked the perfect time for Fun Spot. Everyone else was enjoying a perfect beach day (not such a great thing for a family with albinism). Between the WOKQ Buyers Club and an online promo code, I was able to get $50 worth of tokens for $22. We played video games, skee ball and air hockey. I got my annual Pac Man fix and we still have tokens left! The kids cashed out their tickets for the requisite junk and we headed on to the Kellerhaus for treats.

My daughter hit the sundae bar and Mim & I hit the candy shop. The Sundae bar looked amazing, but my logic was that a Pecan Turtle was fewer calories than an ice cream sundae with all the fixin’s. My caloric math, might be flawed, but the Turtle was yummy. 🙂

I like being a tourist in my own backyard. I can imagine we’ll head back to FunSpot when the weather turns cold. They offer two kinds of bowling (candlepin AND ten pin) and we still have about $25 worth of tokens burning a hole in our collective pocket.

Cub Scout Camp

June 26, 2012 · 2 Comments ·

Mim is off to his first Cub Scout Camp adventure this week. It five nights and four days of non-stop action. He was mostly excited, but I think a small part of him was nervous too. In other words, he was a typical little boy.

He’s there with his pack, so he knows the leaders and the other boys he’s camping with. I have no doubt, that both he AND the leaders will come back with some wacky tales to be told.

It rained like Noah was about to show up yesterday and a I cringed, and prayed that my not-so-detailed-oriented little boy remembered to put the top back on his rubbermaid bucket and close his tent flaps. Alas, I guess that what’s overnight camp is all about, experiential learning. 🙂

Take THAT mother Nature

February 9, 2012 · 1 Comment ·

Despite getting off to a fantastic, albeit early, start this winter in New England has been very brown. It’s been cold enough for the ski areas to make snow, but there is nothing like a fresh coating from Mother Nature right outside your window to really get the blood pumping.

The last few years, my neighbors have thrown a sledding party to celebrate their daughter’s birthday. With temps in the 40’s on a fairly regularly basis, Mother Nature was threatening to squelch tradition. What is a father to do? He can’t let his little girl down on her birthday can he? No of course not! Especially when his neighbor (ahem A-Man) has sent him a link to detailed plans for making snow in your own backyard (literally).

http://www.instructables.com/id/Home-Snowmaker-Snowgun-internal-mix/

The necessary parts were acquired (it’s funny how we suddenly “needed” a new compressor and convenient that Tractor Supply had one on sale!) and a few nights before the party they set about putting the pieces together.

B and I sat and chatted while the men assembled the pieces. We heard the pressure washer fire up, but it was a false start. I looked over a few minutes later and squealed. Seriously, you’d think I’d never seen snow before. They did it! Two compressors, one pressure washer and a bunch of pipes and fittings later, it was snowing!

It ran for 10 hours a night for two nights and made enough snow to cover the hill the kids would use for sledding. It was not the luge of previous years, but it was fast and the kids loved it!

A-man said, it was worth it for the bragging rights alone. Way to go guys!!

Touch-a-Truck

November 19, 2011 · Leave a comment ·

The PTA sponsored a Touch-a-Truck event as a fundraiser last weekend. We took Mim and had a blast. Trucks are COOL!

The weather was perfect allbeit a little breezy. They had an awesome turn out and raised some money. There is talk of making it an annual event.

Skate Escape

January 4, 2011 · Leave a comment ·

It was winter break, first there was Christmas and then the blizzard and oh my after four days in the house, Mama needed an escape! I’d had enough of shopping, and while the kids got gift cards for Christmas, I wanted to hold those in reserve for when the newness of the bounty they’d just received had worn off. Ice skating started to early (my kids had no interested in being dressed, fed and out the door by 11am over Christmas break). It was too windy to sled or snowshoe, and we couldn’t agree on a movie. Hmmm, what to do?

How about a Skate Escape? Skate Escape is a indoor rollerskating venue on Court Street in Laconia. Once we found the door, we had a blast!

Skate Escape is a converted store front, a quick Google search shows it used to be an Aubuchon’s Hardware. There’s plenty of parking, but we walked back and fourth several times before finally finding the main entrance (the old service entrance), located on the side of the building (away from Little Caesar’s).

Depending on when you skate, the cost is between $5-$8 per person and that includes admission, skate rental and protective equipment (available only on a first come, first served basis). Non-skating supervising adults pay $2. If you have your own skates (quad or inline), you can bring them, but wheels are checked at the door. They should be clean and smooth and Skate Escape reserves the right to prohibit the use of skates they deem unsafe or a damaging to the skate floor. I have a pair of inline skates. I washed the wheels with warm water and a paper towel before we left and I had no trouble.

I was really stoked for the opportunity to go rollerskating. When I was a kid, the nearest skating rink was Rollerama. The PTA sponsored a skating party in the fall and in the spring. On Saturday’s we’d go for free skate. I have some great memories tooling around the smooth wood floor. I can remember the rush to get in, get your skates and get on the floor. It seemed more often than not that I’d no sooner finish tying the last lace and head for floor when the song would change and the DJ would announce couples skate or Adult skate. My luck didn’t change this time, we got laced up and headed for the floor only to be turned back by a boys only skate. “I can go.” my son announced, but when I asked him if he really wanted to skate for the first time without me, he thought maybe he’d wait for an all skate.

Neither of my kids had roller skated before, so the first few trips around were a learning experience for sure. They have pint-sized chairs with tennis balls at the end of the legs that helped to keep Mim upright. Fish took a doozey of a spill the first time around and was a combination of hurt and embarrassed. She’s ice skated before, she rides a bike and skateboards so I think she was surprised roller skating was more of a challenge. It took a few more laps, but they got in the groove. and I even got a lap or two on my own. There was a skate guard on the floor at all times making sure everyone played safe. She was very kind and a great help to me trying to keep my eye on two kids. The DJ even gave a shout out to my mad skatin’ skillz when my son crashed to the floor in front of me and I was forced to quickly change position so I could pass over him rather than running into him.

When all was said and done the kids had fun and we all burned off some energy. We will definitely go back. When we do, I think we’ll bring our own safety gear (Fish said she wished she’d had a helmet). The walls and lolly columns are padded, but the concrete floor is unforgiving. Not that wood is a cushy, but there is some give, that just isn’t present in concrete. It is worth noting, that this isn’t an “official sized” rink, it really is a converted store. While support columns are not common place in a skating rink, they work especially with a crowd of in experienced skaters.

Public skate times are typically in the evenings and on weekends, they recommend checking their Facebook page for updates. You can also visit their website They also host birthday parties and the rink is available for private rentals.

If you are looking for a different activity to stave off cabin fever, I highly recommend Skate Escape.

I received no compensation for this post, these are my words and opinions.

The Polar Express Event

December 23, 2010 · Leave a comment ·

Magical.

Delightful.

Joyous.

Last Friday, we took a trip on The Polar Express and it was all of those things and so much more.

Surely you’ve heard of the The Polar Express, the award wining Children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg? It is the story of a little boy’s Christmas Eve adventure where he gets to pick the first gift of Christmas. Well, the Hobo Railroad and the Believe in Books Literacy Foundation have brought the book to life in a most delightful manner.

The trip was Grammy’s idea, she even bough the kids new pajamas for the occasion. We stopped for dinner at the Tilt ‘N Diner on our way to Lincoln for our 7:30 departure. There was snow on the ground in Lincoln which only added to the excitement of the trip. On our journey to the North pole chefs brought us delicious hot chocolate (it tasted like melted chocolate bars) and then they treated us to chocolate candies with nougat centers “as white as snow”. We sang Christmas carols and generally reveled in the experience.

Our lengthy trip to the North Pole zipped by in what felt like fifteen minutes. We arrived to a sea of elves with lanterns all making their way to a tent in the center of town. There the boy from the story, now a man, told us about his adventures that fateful Christmas Eve. When he was done, we were treated to a visit by the Jolly Old Elf, Santa himself. Santa visited with the audience and encouraged the kids to be good, but not perfect. “You should enjoy your childhood” he said.

Santa picked a boy from the audience to pick the first gift of Christmas. The boy looked remarkably like the boy in the story. Amazingly enough, his wish was for a bell from the reindeer’s harness. Santa was so pleased he offered the boy a second wish and the boy wished that all the boys and girls could have bells like his. Santa asked the elves to make it so on our ride home.

Santa had to get back to work and wished us all a Merry Christmas. The elves guided us back to the train wishing us Merry Christmas all the way. Our trip home flew by as we sang Christmas carols the whole way.

My children are in the “I’ll humor my parents” and the “logical questioning” stages of believing in Santa and they both enjoyed themselves immensely. This is a wonderful experience put on by volunteers to benefit a good cause. I would strongly recommend it to kids of any age.

Perhaps the most magical part of the night for me was watching the pure unadulterated awe on the face of a four year old little girl sitting in front of me. Dressed in Green Bay Packers feety pajamas and bright pink snow boots, she sat almost stock still as the man told his story and when Santa came out I thought she just might erupt out of her skin.

That my friends is the magic of Christmas.

I will be taking the next two weeks off to enjoy the Christmas with my family and New Year’s with our close friends. I wish you and yours a Merry Christmas (if you celebrate) and a joyous and prosperous New Year.

Thanks for reading! See you in 2011!

A Staycation – The Red Jacket Inn and Kahuna Laguna

December 1, 2010 · 2 Comments ·

Earlier this month, we were blessed with a four day weekend. The kids had Thursday off for Veteran’s Day and Friday was a teacher’s workshop. I’m a list keeper, so there were certainly more than enough tasks to keep us close to home, but I wanted some family time and decided a quick getaway was in order.

The kids LOVE water parks. I looked at the two options in Massachusetts, but then decided to put our money were our mouths were and go local(ish). I booked a Stay and Splash package at the Red Jacket Resort in North Conway, New Hampshire. From beginning to end, I was pleased with the experience.

I looked at Trip Advisor for reviews and then went online to make our reservations. The booking system is fairly straight forward. I picked the Kahuna Laguna + Breakfast package with a garden view room with two double beds. The package included overnight accommodations for four (two adults and two children under 12), water park bracelets for four and breakfast for four.

We didn’t tell the kids where we were going or what we were doing. We just packed a few bags and launched the GPS. When we walked in, I told the woman at the front desk we’d gotten in the truck and this was where the GPS brought us and I was hoping they had a reservation for us. She played right along asking my daughter for our last name etc. The she outlined what our package included like I had no clue what was available. The look on Fish’s face when she heard “water park” was priceless. The only hitch was that I thought the our water park time was Friday morning, we found out upon arrival it was Thursday evening. At first I panicked thinking we’d short changed the kids, but it turns out that three hours is plenty of time to get your fill at Kahuna Laguna

Our room was very nice. Larger than your standard hotel room always a plus with four people. It even had a balcony! The Red Jacket is not a brand new resort, but it is very well maintained and updated. They even upgraded us to a Mountain View room. We quickly changed and headed to the water park. The snack bar wasn’t open, but we were able to order a pizza and drinks from the bar. It was $30 plus tip for a large, one topping, pizza and four non-alcoholic beverages (beer and wine were available). We were delighted that the pizza was better than average.

For those who might be used to Typhoon Lagoon at Disney or the more local Whale’s Tale or Water Country, Kahuna Laguna is small. It features two slides you ride in an inflatable tube and two body slides, a wave pool, a hot tub, basketball hoops, play space for the short and loud crowd and a sprinkler area. Kids have to be at least 42 inches to ride any of the slides. My daughter was tall enough to ride everything. My son is over 42 inches, but under 48 inches, so he was excluded from the body slides. He is not the strongest swimmer, so didn’t seem to mind at all. They provided a life jacket (free of charge) for his safety and comfort.

There are free lockers, an abundance of towels and life guards were ever present (my husband and I commented on how many miles they must walk in one shift). The water is treated, but it is not that overwhelming chlorine smell, it is a salt based system that is easier on the skin.

After three hours, it wasn’t hard to convince the kids it was time to call it a day. We all rinsed off in the showers at the park and headed back to our room. The water park is heated to 82 degrees, and the stroll through the lobby was a little brisk, but not bad at all.

The next morning, there was free coffee, tea and hot chocolate in the first floor lounge. Once we were all showered and dressed, we headed upstairs for a made to order breakfast. The kids enjoyed waffles and pancakes while my husband and I stuck with the traditional bacon and eggs. The eggs were farm fresh (I can tell the difference) and the bacon was thick. All was well with the world.

We packed up and spent some time in the game room, where I was able to scratch my itch for classic PacMan. We spent the rest of the day poking around North Conway, a blog post unto itself.

Rates at the Red Jacket vary by day of the week and time of year. A stay can get pricey, but with a little planning and flexibility, there are bargains to be had. Kahuna Laguna does offer day passes for $20 for swimmers and $10 for observers. We had a great time and would definitely stay at the Red Jacket again, but both my husband and I feel like we’ve “been there, done that” as far as Kahuna Laguna is concerned . The kids on the other hand would go back in a heartbeat. All in all a good time close to home.

Have you been? What was your experience? Have you been to either of the water parks in Massachusetts?

Miles Smith Farm – Locally Raised Beef

September 28, 2010 · 2 Comments ·

How many times have you heard “live your passion”? How many times have you met people who actually ARE living their passion? You need to meet Carole Soule and Bruce Dawson of Miles Smith Farm in Loudon. Their passion is locally grown food.

The pair met when they worked at Digital Equipment Corporation (now Hewlet Packard). In 2000, they cleared some land on their farm. Their search for a low maintenance method of keeping the land clear lead them to purchase sheep. That venture was short lived when the coyotes took the sheep as snacks.

Carole Soule with Blue Moo a shaggy Scottish Highland cow — Carole and Blue Moo

After some research, they settled on cattle, specifically, the Scottish Highland breed. The coat on Highland cattle is long and bushy. It that resembles the shagginess of a sheep dog but is rougher and thicker. The coat keeps the animal warm during the cold winter months. For the farmer, this means the cattle don’t have it be kept in the barn all winter. For the consumer, this means a naturally leaner cut of meat because the animal doesn’t require back the fat to stay warm.

Carole and Bruce started with two pregnant cows. They were “guaranteed” to calf easily but, as with many aspects of life on a farm, things didn’t go exactly as planned. The first birthed easy, the second, not so much. Farming is frequently about on the job training and Carole says if she knew then what she knows now they would not have lost that calf.

It would be a few years before they slaughteed their first cow. The meat was good, but later cows have delivered even leaner, more flavorful meat. Genetics plays a very important role in building a healthy happy herd of cows. They also discovered that the right butcher makes all the difference when preparing meat for human consumption. They put their knowledge to work and started expanding their herd.

Eventually the herd grew so that they had more meat then they could eat or give away. Carole approached the Concord Co-op to see if they would be interested in a source for locally raised, hormone-free, anti-biotic-free beef. The Co-op jumped at the chance. The response was fantastic, So much so it was hard to keep up with the demand.

Farming is a community venture. Farmers rely on each other for stock, knowledge and help. Carole and Bruce had developed a network of local, small family farms who shared their views on raising hormone free, anti-biotic free, cattle. With the help of that network they were able to provide the additional meat to necessary to guarantee a steady supply.

As the heard grew and the sales of their meet increased so did the workload. Bruce eventually retired from his job as a software engineer to become a full-time farmer. That doesn’t mean he left his interest in high technology behind. There are WebCams of the farm and according to Carole the water troughs even have WiFi Internet access in case he wants to set up cameras to check on the cows. Carole balances farm responsibilities including public relations and marketing with her full-time job in sales compensation for HP.

Carole feels the cows are her employees and they should be afforded the same respect as human employees. Although she does find in necessary to reward the bovine employees in a different method than the 5 part time staffers who help she and Bruce run the farm and the store.

The store stocks their Scottish Highland beef as well as locally raised Angus beef, pork, lamb, chicken and goat. Winter hours are Tuesday, Thursday 4:30pm – 7:30pm Wednesday from 9am to 1pm and Saturdays from 9am to 3pm. Many local businesses and restaurants also stock their beef.

On Sunday October 10th, from 9 AM to 4 PM the farm is hosting their 5th annual Farm Day and hoping to attract close to 2000 people throughout the day. There will be a band, hayrides and plenty of locally grown food (including the legendary Miles Smith Beef Stew). Miles and Eliza Smith founders of the farm in the 1830’s will also be there to converse farm life. There is no charge to attend, but there is a $5 charge for hayrides, children under 12 are free. Download the November 2009 Loudon Ledger for an article about last year’s festivities.

I’ve had grass fed beef before and it reminded me of cardboard. So with a little trepidation I purchased some of Miles Smith beef at the Concord Farmer’s market this spring. I was very pleasantly surprised the meet had a rich flavor and despite being 90% lean, it was still moist and juicy.

For more information, visit the Miles Smith Farm website. There, you will find a list of restaurants that serve their beef and stores that sell it prepackaged.

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