If there’s one recipe I come back to again and again, it’s these Moroccan-style lamb burgers. They’re fragrant, juicy, and packed with warming spices — the kind of meal that makes the kitchen smell incredible before you’ve even taken your first bite.

I went in believing the story most of us believe — that farm shops are where you go to escape the industrial food system. That buying local means fewer chemicals, healthier soil, better nourishment, real support for farmers, and food that hasn’t been sprayed, shipped, stripped and tampered with beyond recognition.