Last month, my “one small change” was to eat dinner every night at home. The month was quite a success–more than I could have predicted.There were a few rough spots, but not many. On one afternoon, I was craving take-out pizza as we came home from a…
This is a nice interview with plant breeder Dr. John Navazio, which spawned some thoughts about seeds, saving seeds, and propagating plants that do well in your garden.
If you’re a relatively new gardener (and even if you’ve been doing this a while), this time of year you’re being inundated with seed catalogs. How do you […]
Last month, my “one small change” was to take reusable containers with us when we were out of the house. We were very good about making sure we had not only our stainless steel water bottles or coffee cups as well as cloth bags with us–perhaps b…
One of the presents I received for the holidays was a beautiful 4.5 quart enameled cast iron Le Creuset French Oven (usually called a Dutch Oven in this part of the world).As a big fan of both non-enameled cast iron skillets and slow cookers, I had a f…
A guest post by my 10yo son Abe, who has just started a new blog. Check out his beautiful first post over there!The The Omnivore’s Dilemma talks about four meals the author eats that can teach us about the different ways food is produced and eaten in …
Poster uploaded by Joan ThewlisHave you seen the critique of school gardens published recently in The Atlantic?Imagine that as a young and desperately poor Mexican man, you had made the dangerous and illegal journey to California to work in the fields …
Things are going fairly well here. We’re finally thawing out from the blizzard on Christmas Eve, and temperatures are staying above freezing again, so I can get some work done.
I’ve been making bread more often. I found that if you use the Five Minute Bread recipe but divide it and put it in regular bread […]
Here’s a good article on poverty and feeding yourself. I especially liked the list of tips on how to eat when you’re suddenly down on your luck.
I know very well that when you’re being worried like a rat by economic problems (and the health and other problems coming out of that), it can be hard […]
Although we do not have a television at home, my entire family gets sucked in by TV when we’re staying in hotels. In our travels over the last three weeks, we’ve fallen in love with the Food Channel. The fact that it is such a draw and manages to eat…
For many years, David and I have talked about the politics of food with his parents. Before this year, those conversations have gone nowhere. Usually, they just humor us as we buy whole wheat bread and organic milk when we visit them. They nod mindl…
