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.
Whether we acknowledge it or not, the foods that we choose to purchase speak volumes about our values. We are so good at narrowing our focus to find sale prices, low-fat foods, or organic products that we sometimes forget to look at what we buy as a whole. Unfortunately when we look so closely at [...]
Sometimes a book will come into your life at just the right moment. It will speak to you in a way that resonates so strongly with your beliefs that you become giddy with the pure joy if its discovery. You clutch it to your chest like a life preserver and know that its contents will [...]
I grew up in central Pennsylvania where locally grown foods were not so easy to find. There were a few farmers markets and farm stands within driving distance, but the highlights were along the lines of Whoopee Pies and fresh breads, rather than fruits and veggies. It’s not that they don’t grow fruit in PA. [...]
