Thanks, mom!  You should probably send me those Barbara Kingsolver books now...better find time to read them in the new year!  Annika&#39;s right!<br /><br />Annika - just watched Food, Inc.  Great flick to reinforce the idea that we are on the right track.<br /><br />As for meat, the answer is yes.  We will seek out &quot;natural&quot;, &quot;organic&quot;, &quot;cage-free&quot; etc.  The criteria you suggest has long been a part of our diets.  I am very sketched out by factory-farmed or commodities meat.  I will elaborate more on what we end up choosing as it comes up in recipes.<br /><br />Thanks for all of your great ideas!