Tag: food

  • Weird Veggies

    I am firmly of the opinion that sustainable local eating requires more diversity in what is available locally. To that end, I am constantly experimenting with expanding the number of foods in my own backyard. I swear, one of these years I’m going to be successful with okra and melons. Today, however, the exotic food…

  • School Gardens – or not?

    Sierra on Strollerderby asked us what we thought about Caitlin Flanagan’s article on School Gardens in the Atlantic Monthly. I did make a comment, but it left me thinking all evening, so I guess it goes in here. If you read my last posting, you will rightly predict that I’m in favor of school gardens,…

  • The Dinner Blues

    Let’s be up-front about this: I recently found myself saying to my husband (and not even in the heat of the moment), “I hate having to feed my children healthy food.” Sometimes it is tempting to throw my hands up in the air, and simply declare a moratorium on these family dinners that everybody says…

  • Strawberries!

    I just picked up the strawberries that will turn into jam, strawberry shortcake, strawberry-rhubarb pie, and give us a little spark of summer in January. Summer, summer fruitiness! Everything is extra sweet this week.