Phil and I belong to that finicky group of former vegetarians who are willing to consume chicken and fish, but generally shudder at the thought of eating a mammal. This has proven to be quite a predicament since we began our journey into locavorism. San Diego has good local sources of mammal meat, but until [...]
Posted by Renée Woodring on December 4th, 2008 under
Food,
My SoCal Life,
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Alan Savory,
Cornish Cross Chickens,
Curtis Womach,
Descanso,
Holistic Management,
Local Meat,
Locally Raised Chicken,
Modesto Milling,
san diego,
sustainable agriculture,
Womach Ranch Farm •
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As the cool air settled over San Diego on election night, all I wanted to do was curl up on the couch and watch the results come in. However, my belly and my husband still wanted to eat dinner. It seemed like the perfect night for some comfort food – our old household favorite Chicken [...]
Posted by Renée Woodring on November 6th, 2008 under
Food,
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Broccoli,
Cheddar Cheese,
Chicken,
Chicken broth,
Chicken Divan,
Cooking,
Cooking from Scratch,
Cream,
Cream of Chicken Soup,
Mayonnaise,
Processed Foods,
Real Food,
Real Ingredients,
Unprocessed Foods •
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At first glance it looked like a squatty orange tomato, except the leaves were all wrong and it was living next to the apples and pears. When I picked it up I realized it was much too firm to be a tomato. I sniffed…nothing. I was intrigued. The imposter tomato turned out to be a [...]
Posted by Renée Woodring on October 30th, 2008 under
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Fruit,
Fuyu,
Pauma Valley,
Persimmon,
Pomegranate,
recipe,
Salad •
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This Tuesday brought the third installment in the “Food for Thought” film series sponsored by San Diego Roots Sustainable Food Project, Slow Food San Diego, and Ocean Beach People’s Organic Food Co-op. In addition to viewing the movie The Future of Food, the event’s attendees were also treated to a panel discussion with professionals in [...]
Posted by Renée Woodring on October 8th, 2008 under
Food,
Media Tags:
Diamond v Chakrabarty,
farmer liability,
film,
Film Series,
Food for Thought,
genetic modification,
GMO,
Monsanto,
movie,
panel discussion,
Percy Schmeiser,
The Future of Food,
US patent law •
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