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Justin asked what we do with the 3-4 eggs a day we’re getting now in spring.
Other than marvel at their colors, we eat frittata and quiche (using Justin’s quiche post as a guideline, of course. Bake. And I love giving them to friends and neighbors.
I might try to [...]

Today I helped with “Turkey Transition Day” with Slow Food Russian River.

I like to support the efforts of farmers who are raising heritage breeds of animals. Heritage breeds of livestock are often in danger of becoming extinct, because industrial livestock breeds create a monoculture of animals. Industrial breeds were developed for [...]

This Sunday’s New York Times Magazine was “The Food Issue”, with a feature article by Michael Pollan that takes the form of an open letter to the next President of the United States: Farmer in Chief.
Pollan excels at explaining why our food system is in crisis and makes interesting recommendations for improvements. Here’s a [...]

Steve and I planned an East Bay day last week, wanting to visit a few places we’ve come to know and love: the Oakland Museum of California, the Bone Room, and the East Bay Vivarium. What we needed was a lunch stop, so I turned to Twitter, and Marc twittered back a recommendation for [...]

I didn’t see Michael Pollan’s article from last Sunday’s New York Times, Why Bother?, until tonight when I read about it on Stephen Bodio’s blog.
Pollan asks the same kind of question I was trying to ask in my ramble, The Scarcity Mentality. If climate change is inevitable anyway….if changing our own happens feels like [...]

This looks like another must-see movie:

If you’ve been watching the links that get posted here, you’ll notice my interest in chickens. Two weeks ago, I brought five baby chicks (”pullets”, as they are supposed to be female) home; they’re quite entertaining:

I want to end up with three hens, but took the farm store clerk’s advice and got five; if [...]