Evidence of spring is emerging everywhere. The native Indian plum is blooming, the maple is flowering and the magnolia blossoms have come and gone. Bright green tips mark the end of the spruce trees. I’ve been itching to get into the garden for some time now. But with the record rainfall this winter in the Pacific Northwest everything is either mud or turning green with…
I found myself the other day reading an article in Acres USA magazine titled Ecological Eating: Six Key Messages for Consumer Outreach by Joel Salatin (someone you should google now if you don’t already know the name). The heart of the message points out that consumers, just as much as farmers, need to shoulder the weight of responsibility for our current broken food system. Here’s…
Monthly, I get a newsletter from my local Co-op, PCC. Typically, It’s full of great information about in-season produce, recipes and letters – along with some great articles relevant to current issues in organic products. A couple of months ago I was scanning the newsletter, making note of what’s on special and writing down the ingredients for a recipe I wanted to try when I…
