Thursday, June 3, 2010

ISN'T THIS FANTASTIC?!


I just read an article that made my day. Here is a snippet and a link to the rest of the article.


"In a former New York City school parking lot, crumbling asphalt has been replaced with rich, dark soil. Some children tend to patches of dense, leafy greens while others harvest vibrantly colored carrots and beets. Just behind them, a kitchen awaits, where they’ll clean and prepare their bounty before sharing a nutritious meal at a communal table. When they’re finished, they’ll add organic waste to the composter and check on the chickens clucking away in a coop—all before returning to the main school building for classes that build upon their experience of working in the garden."



Wednesday, June 2, 2010

What did I do on Sunday morning?




I went to the Sacramento farmer's market!
Adam and I had spent the night at his brother Jon's house Saturday night. On Sunday morning me, Adam, Jon, Jon's wife Jenna, and their baby Caroline all piled into the car and set out for the market. Jon and I had coffee, we all shared a little pastry, and Jenna got eggs and things for breakfast. When we got back Jenna made us buttermilk waffles, eggs, and sausage. It was absolutely delicious, as Jenna's cooking always is.
It was so nice to be at the market, and see all the locals selling honey, fish, veggies, flowers, fruits, etc. I can't wait for the summer to get here and for all of us to be the ones standing behind the tables.
And let's make waffles for breakfast!


Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Are you what you eat? Photos.


This is a fantastic little collection of photographs. My favorite: the one with the snake in the freezer.
http://www.good.is/post/picture-show-you-are-what-you-eat

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Would you like to know some fun facts?

This is a list of the 12 produce items that have the highest amount of pesticide residue. In other words, you should buy these items organic.
www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/eat-safe/Dirty-Dozen-Foods

This is a list of 15 foods that you don't need to buy organic in order to avoid pesticides.
www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/eat-safe/Save-on-Sustainable-Gallery-44032808

Monday, May 17, 2010

How much water is too much water?

This weekend I did a little tiny bit of gardening with my roommate Kate. We put some marigold and lettuce seeds in the ground in our back yard. With no garden tools to speak of we used our hands to clear all the wood chips and weeds out of our beds, till up the soil a bit, create holes, drop in seeds, and cover em up! Hopfully the deer won't eat all of our lettuce this summer. Actually, I won't be eating any of our lettuce, either. It should be coming up while I'm in Arakansas with the farmers. I have no qualms about that.

Summer's here, ya'll!