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Wendell for Wednesday
The ‘drudgery’ of growing one’s own food, then, is not drudgery at all. (If we make the growing of food a drudgery, which is what ‘agribusiness’ does make of it,…
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Seed Sale!
Nature’s Harvest, our favorite (and only?) local seed company, is having a fall clearance sale. Now is a great time to stock up for next season’s garden. OR buy some…
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Why I Farm/Homestead/Garden
Gene Logsdon’s blog has this ongoing series called “Why I Farm,” in which farmers/homesteaders/gardeners tell their stories about why they do what they do. I’m fascinated by the series and…
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Wendell for Sunday
I found reading Wendell’s reflections in the days following the attacks particularly enlightening. I’ve spent the last few days imagining how different our world today would be had we heeded…
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Another Fork in the Trail (Book Review)
I reviewed Another Fork in the Trail: Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes for the Backcountry over at the Englewood Review of Books. I thought some of you might be interested for…
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veggie burritos
I love Mexican food. I could probably eat it three times a week. These veggie burritos are a Meatless Monday staple at our house. For this week’s batch, in honor…
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Going Local Week 2011
It’s Going Local week here in Indiana this week. What are you doing to celebrate? We started off the week with a trip to one of my favorite places –…
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foraging
I’ve been reading a bit about foraging – gathering food in the wild. I haven’t tried it yet because I need to find some kind of guidebook, so I don’t…
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Wendell for Wednesday
I’m feeling a little rebellious today, so I thought this was appropriate: We Americans are not usually thought to be a submissive people, but of course we are. Why else…
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beans, carrots, celery, food, garlic, green beans, potatoes, soups, sweet corn, sweet potato, tomatoes, vegetarian, winter squash
“garbage” vegetable soup
Last week at the farmer’s market, I talked a farmer into selling me thirty pounds of “seconds” tomatoes. Seconds are tomatoes that the farmer can’t sell for full price because…