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strawberries
Strawberry season at our house is over, but, fortunately, back when it was in full swing in late June, our garden’s strawberry plants did pretty well this year and Jasper…
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sweet corn
Does it get any better than Indiana sweet corn? I think not (although I feel like I say that about quite a few vegetables…what can I say? I love me…
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Recycling = justice-making
I like to tell people that creation care – and food! – are justice issues, but this piece did so in a very concise and convincing way. Money quote: Does…
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Wendell for Wednesday
Here’s Wendell defending the work of the home: Another decent possibility that my critics implicitly deny is that of work as a gift. …what appears to infuriate them is their…
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Wendell for Wednesday
“A significant part of the pleasure of eating is in one’s accurate consciousness of the lives and the world from which food comes.” Wendell Berry
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CSA Friday
The CSA is really heating up these days – this week we got lots of green beans, some funky summer squashes, eggplant, hot and sweet peppers, red potatoes and heirloom…
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Pruning tomatoes
Grant, Jasper and I spent the morning cleaning up the garden and spreading some of our cooked compost (that’s what I call it when it’s all finished breaking down and…
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Finding “fair food”
I’ve just started to read Fair Food, and it’s fascinating so far. I’ll report back with a review soon. In the meantime, I wanted to share a few resources that…
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Saree Beans
My father-in-law calls me Saree. I love it. I made some homemade baked beans for a cookout a few summers ago because I didn’t like the ingredients in all of…
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Wendell for Wednesday
Editor’s note: I apologize for my lack of communication! We went to the beach, and, while I had every intention of reporting from paradise on food and gardening, it just…