by katie | Sep 4, 2012 | Baking, Cooking, Farming, Organic Gardening, Self sustainability, Vegetable Gardening
I had One day to relax after cooking for twenty two people all local food three meals a day. The cob workshop was fun here, but exhausting. So what happens the next week ? My husband shows up with twelve huge boxes of the most beautiful, splendid tomatoes. Grown by...
by katie | Aug 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
I Believe in the Future of Farming[1] John Ikerd[2] I believe that to live and work on a good farm is pleasant as well as challenging; for I know the joys and discomforts of farm life and hold an inborn fondness for those associations, which even in the hours of...
by katie | Aug 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
5 Ways Privatization Is Ruining America… In Around the web on August 17, 2012 at 9:16 am From PAUL BUCHHEIT AlterNet We spend lifetimes developing community assets, then give them away to a corporation for lifetimes to come. A grand delusion has been planted in the...
by katie | Aug 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
http://ukiahcommunityblog.wordpress.com/2012/08/20/heart-surgeon-speaks-out-on-what-really-causes-heart-disease/#more-50220 Heart Surgeon Speaks Out On What Really Causes Heart Disease… In Around the web on August 20, 2012 at 7:38 am From DR. DWIGHT LUNDELL...
by katie | Aug 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
EWG’s 2012 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ Eat your fruits and vegetables! The health benefits of a diet rich in fruits and vegetables outweigh the risks of pesticide exposure. Use EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides™ to reduce your...
by katie | Jul 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math Three simple numbers that add up to global catastrophe – and that make clear who the real enemy is Comment2655 Illustration by Edel Rodriguez By BILL MCKIBBEN July 19, 2012 9:35 AM ET If the pictures of those towering...
by katie | Jul 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
MENDO ISLAND JOURNAL — TIMELY. USEFUL. SOMETIMES CRANKY. UKIAH BLOG CONTACT MULLIGAN BOOKS & SEEDS UNDERGROUND SEEDS ARCHIVES RSS FEED Vandana Shiva on the Problem with Genetically-Modified Seeds… In Around the web on July 17, 2012 at 5:10 am From BILL MOYERS...
by katie | Jul 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Matthew Ryan Williams for The New York Times Radishes are among the many vegetables grown at Alm Hill gardens near Everson, Wash., where produce is sold locally. By KIRK JOHNSON Published: July 1, 2012 FACEBOOK TWITTER GOOGLE+ EMAIL SHARE PRINT REPRINTS SEATTLE — The...
by katie | Jun 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
Gene Logsdon: Can Garden Farming Be Too Successful? In Gene Logsdon Blog on June 13, 2012 at 6:00 am From GENE LOGSDON This is just mischievous philosophical musing. Don’t take me too seriously. On the other hand… One of my favorite books is the classic “Farmers of...
by katie | Jun 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Todd Walton: No Honeybees In Todd Walton on June 8, 2012 at 6:04 am From TODD WALTON UnderTheTableBooks Mendocino “The busy bee has no time for sorrow.” William Blake I am not a master gardener. I’ve been growing vegetables and flowers and herbs for fifty years, and...
