It was a strange feeling coming home after a few days back east with my family. I guess it’s always that way when you leave your new home for the first time. I was only gone for three nights but it felt like longer. It was a whirlwind trip but it was worth it. It always is. And now that it has settled in that we are permanently living across…
“The single greatest lesson the garden teaches is that our relationship to the planet need not be zero-sum, and that as long as the sun still shines and people can still plan and plant, think and do, we can, if we bother to try, find ways to provide for ourselves without diminishing the world.” – Michael Pollan I had the chance to visit our local farm a few weeks ago.…
I led a workshop last week with a new friend here in town. We talked about the importance of eating local and came up with some innovative ways to do it that were easy on the budget. I was even on the radio – no big deal, you guys. We sprouted a bunch of local grains, we made cheese (yup!), I discovered the miracle that is verdurette and we highlighted some great…
I’m heading back east at the beginning of the month for a family wedding. I can’t believe how fast august has snuck up on me. You too? Ok good. There are still storage boxes filled with clothes I have yet to unpack sitting in the cupboard. I’ll have to dig dip into those before heading out because all I’ve been wearing this summer are hiking shorts and yoga clothes –…