Posted in personal, locavore, eat local, Dark Days on Nov 5th, 2008
It’s hard to believe, but November 15 is just around the corner! If you haven’t already signed up for this year’s Dark Days challenge you’ve got 10 more days to do so. Last year we had more than 30 participants, this year we’ve already got 23!
Ramblings of a Student Wife • Michelle Ellis • Cat’s […]
Posted in personal, locavore, EatLocalChallenge, eat local on Nov 3rd, 2008
One of the many moments from Thursday night that stood out for me was when Michael Pollan was discussing the likelihood that Americans will eat less meat as grain and energy costs continue to rise. At first he was focused on all of the environmental benefits of such a trend, and then, just as I […]
Posted in growing challenge, locavore, gardens, EatLocalChallenge, eat local on Oct 28th, 2008
Remember my house guests? Those pale, undemanding spaghetti squash? Well, two weeks at 80 degrees in our sunny south guest room have successfully turned them from cream colored to yellow!
Tonight I enjoyed the first one (Mike’s not a huge fan) with butter and salt. Maybe not quite as sweet as a vine ripened one would […]
Posted in harvest, broilers, chickens, farm, EatLocalChallenge, locavore, eat local on Oct 26th, 2008
I’m going to put most of this post after the break, so if you’re interested, click through. If you don’t want to know what goes into raising and butchering your own chickens (or the photos that go with that effort) just check back tomorrow.
But before I make you click, I do want to say that […]
Posted in chickens, farm, locavore, EatLocalChallenge, eat local on Oct 25th, 2008
Today was a long day, but the old adage that “many hands make light work” definitely held true. I’ll put up full details, plus photos courtesy of Holly, tomorrow when I can see a bit straighter.
Posted in locavore, EatLocalChallenge, eat local on Oct 21st, 2008
Photo courtesy of Lucid Nightmare
We got the email this morning that our pig is off to the butcher this weekend. Last year we got a half pig from Akyla Farms. It was so good that this year we anted up for a whole one. That’s A LOT of pork you say. And you’re both right […]
Posted in personal, locavore, EatLocalChallenge, eat local on Oct 20th, 2008
I hit the local co-op and organic friendly grocery store tonight. We’re lucky that our neighborhood stores carry a lot of the local foods we love. When I can’t buy direct, I support the same local producers and farmers through the retail option.
I was surprised, and not in a good way, at how much my […]
