With New Years only a few weeks away, I have been thinking about my life, and how I can make my daily actions better reflect my professed value system. I am one of those people who look at the start of each year as the perfect opportunity to implement life changes. I am also one [...]
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 [...]
Thanksgiving is the king of holidays for a locavore. While most holidays have strong food traditions, Thanksgiving is a celebration of the harvest itself, a day to focus our attention on the bounty of food available to us. It’s an occasion to give thanks for the rich harvest and people to share it with. I [...]
Some weeks saunter in with a casual air and bring with them sunny days and plenty of free time for planning and preparing simple homemade meals with fresh local ingredients. If only all weeks were all like that.
