May 2013
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Tips on dealing with a bacterial infection
I am currently recovering from a very nasty bacterial infection. This has been no fun at all, but I must say - I’ve learned a few things that I think are worth sharing. Let’s start with the basics - get to the doctor sooner rather than later. I tend to put things off, I have a strong belief that the body has an incredible capacity to heal itself. I am an idiot, as my husband and...
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my first - very own - recipe!!
I am a recipe follower - not a recipe creator. I am a virgo, details are my thing. (well…except when it comes to laundry and dusting….) When I was a little girl, one of our dinner staples was City Chicken, silly me, I never knew it wasn’t really chicken. I haven’t had City Chicken in many, many years. Last weekend, we went to one of our favorite farms...
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April 2013
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Uncle Sam Wants You to Raise Chickens →
My how times have changed…..
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Joel Salatin answers the question, "What Can I... →
My favorite quote of this article is, “We must stop this incessant victimhood mentality. Somebody else will not fix things. Somebody else will not make me healthy; somebody else will not make me happy. These things are my responsibility.”
Is Organic Better? Ask a Fruit Fly - NYTimes.com →
A Plano, TX middle school student researches the effects of organics -vs- traditional for her science fair project. This kid is amazing!
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Harvest Day
Today I got to experience preparing for a Farmer’s Market, from the farmers point of view. Harvest like a crazy person - then wash/bag/weigh/pack like a crazier person. George, the owner/farmer where am I now working, calls these days, “Fire drills.” He had to leave for the market by 2:00 pm, I got there at 9:00 am and George, with his brother Scott, were already in full...
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help
OK - I’ve been posting - I have a few followers - I have no clue how to respond to comments to my posts. What am I missing???? I’m not antisocial - I’m anti-computer-literate.
My job interview turned out to be the farmer giving me tasks to do and seeing if I could/would do them. Not only did I do them - I enjoyed it. I cut and washed spinach then I transplanted 100 tomato...
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I have a working interview today. My first interview in 15 years. The first 30 years of my working life was spent indoors, today I am interviewing to be seasonal help on an organic vegetable farm. It’s manual labor, it’s minimum wage. I hope I get the job.
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March 2013
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Food Democracy Now | Congress passes Monsanto... →
Why does this not make the news? Why is Tiger Woods’ latest fling more important than our nation’s health?
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The scent of Summer
Just pulled a container of tomatoes out of the freezer - when I opened it I could smell summer! I love having last years harvest preserved for this years dinner.
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Unexpected opportunity
One of the joys of being, unexpectedly, unemployed is the time I now have to devote to my family. My sons are 16 and 18 years old - I have worked full time their entire lives. My husband has always done all of the grocery shopping and cooking. He always said he enjoyed it, until I started doing it. The men in my life are truly enjoying my time and attention.
I haven’t...
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The Myth of Genetically Engineered Food and How it... →
Very well written and informative article about genetically engineered food.
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February 2013
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Today
For the first time in 30 years - I do not have a job to go to. Now I need to figure out a way for us to support ourselves on one income. That in itself may be my new full time job.
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December 2012
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Roasted Pork Shoulder
I wish I had taken a picture of this meal! Not that I’m great at food photography, but this shoulder was awesome and pictures do say a thousand words….I’ll keep my description briefer than that…
3 pound pork shoulder
5 cloves of garlic - mashed
fresh oregano (I didn’t measure - just added enough to look good)
3 Tablespoons of Kosher salt
3 Tablespoons Canola...
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