I suspect most of us haven’t eaten weeds. Dandelion greens are sometimes sold in grocery stores and can be used to make a nice salad. Yes, dandelions are the weeds most people poison in their yards. And, yes, they are those little yellow flowers we used to make necklaces out of as children. Weeds can [...]
First tomato growing well, and the first time trying out the new clothesline… which, you know, is pretty low tech, so of course works really well! It was very easy to install, since it requires only a few screws, no poles in the ground or anything. Makes washing small stuff like kitchen towels and underwear [...]
Several weeks ago, after getting tired of coming home loaded with those thin, transparent plastic bags or small paper sacks that we were getting from the store to transport and store our bulk foods, I ordered some burlap sacks from the internet, hoping that we could replace the plastic and paper. Well, the burlap came [...]
Greg’s birthday present to me. Thanks, Greg!
For a long time, we bought soy milk in what is known as aseptic packaging, those boxes that you find unrefrigerated on the shelves. We bought these because we are pretty picky about what’s in our soy milk: Most of the brands that you find in the refrigerated aisle are completely loaded with thickeners and [...]
I’m not a huge Michael Pollan fan. I mean, I feel like he stacks up the cards for being a vegetarian and then says, But I don’t wanna be, and then inspires a lot of people to continue eating meat. And not even the “good” meat he writes about. I know people who say, Well, [...]
Today I met Eddie, the farmer who is growing my vegetables from late spring, through the summer, and into the fall. His farm called Deep Seeded Farm is an Arcata CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) a quarter mile from my house on the first leg of my daily jogging route. I was very excited as I [...]
After a few days of rain, I decided to get out into the sun and spend some time at the local wastewater management facility. In fact, I wasn’t alone — Arcata denizens of all kinds enjoy getting outside and spending time at the local sewage facility. No joke! Let me illustrate this a little bit [...]
I didn’t take many photos at our local bike rally yesterday, and I was really kicking myself for not getting a portrait of this darling elderly woman with her gorgeous orange-umber road bike, really an elegant lady and elegant bike. But — it was a small rally on our plaza, and everyone who ventured out [...]