For book and reading lovers, winter seems the season most conducive to marathon reading sessions. Yet somehow, during the summer months, those who love reading draw out little bits of time to lose themselves in the written word. Summer months … Continue reading
A week of perfect springtime weather gets the gardener outside sifting soil. Shovels make the lawn a gauntlet. Muscles dormant from a lazy winter are strained awake. Wendell Berry has some favorite feelings, and work-weariness and earned rest are among … Continue reading
What’s flatbread? It’s pizza without sauce. Maybe not, but that’s what it is for me. The common word is that it’s a very basic bread made from flour, water and salt. However, fresh or frozen pizza dough (not pre-baked) works … Continue reading
The Monsanto Protection Act – ever heard of it? It’s actually called HR 933 and it’s been in the news a lot lately. Huffington Post covered it. International Business Times wrote about it in some detail and threw the modifier … Continue reading
I landed on a new term to identify certain foods – gutbane. Bane, also known as death, or poison, is an apt term to describe many of the things I choose to eat, since they provide little to no nutritional … Continue reading
When it comes to breakfast, I have great intentions that don’t seem to pan out. Even though I determine almost every night to eat a good-tasting, healthy breakfast the next morning, it’s quite difficult for me to make breakfast for … Continue reading
There’s this one story I heard as a teenager – a guy had fast food french fries on the floor mat in the back seat of his car and he just decided to leave them there awhile. I don’t know … Continue reading
Something very important is happening in Maine. It’s in its beginning stages still, but that doesn’t lessen its significance one bit. (Do we ignore toddlers because they’re not full-grown adults yet? Nope.) An Act to Protect Maine Food Consumers’ Right … Continue reading
For the past couple weeks, I’ve had the pleasure of taking a Coursera course titled “Introduction to the U.S. Food System.” I say “pleasure” because this topic is obviously interesting to me and it’s a privilege for me to learn … Continue reading
He cooks – I’m the cleaner. It works great. Well, most of the time it works just fine. Then there are other times where I decide to align my actions with my ideas and purchase food from the local co-op. … Continue reading
