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Recommended
In honor of Mother’s Day, I reviewed two loosely related books for Englewood Review of Books: Radical Homemakers (which I’ve mentioned here previously), and The Missional Mom. Perhaps surprisingly, they both have…
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Wendell for Wednesday
A person who undertakes to grow a garden at home, by practices that will preserve rather than exploit the economy of the soil, has set his mind decisively against what…
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Secrets to a High-Yield Vegetable Garden
I’ve been reading How to Grow More Vegetables and Fruits Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine, and I highly recommend it. We have a…
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“sara bars”
Grant discovered the LÄRABAR a few years ago when he bought some for us for a day of hiking. We were quickly hooked. Once Jasper could eat real food, he…
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Roasting veggies
We have a friend in our small group who does not like vegetables (you know who you are!) besides maybe potatoes in the form of french fries. I keep trying…
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Starting Seeds: Part III
As previously mentioned, I’m terrible at this part of the starting seeds business. You may just want to skip this whole post and go straight to the links at the…
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Recommended: Least of These Experience
Marcus, a friend of the Grace Garden, just started a month-long project to live on local food pantries and food stamp equivalents. Read about his impetus for starting this project…
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Wendell for Wednesday
I’ve previously mentioned my fascination with all things Wendell Berry. I’ve been reading lots of Wendell stuff lately, and much of it has been so good that I just want…
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Stock Making
I don’t like overcomplicated recipes or techniques in the kitchen, but I have been trying to “return to my roots,” so to speak when it comes to the ingredients that…
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Food Deserts
Do you know about food deserts? The Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) Working Group defines a food desert as a low-income census tract where a substantial number or share of…