Every other week I receive a box of fresh-picked, delicious vegetables. I love seeing what we get, even if it is something I don’t like as much or have no idea how to cook. That’s the beauty of a CSA share.
CSA stands for Community Sponsored Agriculture, and this weekend Slow Food Austin just happened to [...]
We haven’t entirely stuck to our menu plan, but our Eat Local challenge is still chugging along.
One thing I do wish I could figure out is where to draw the line on restaurants. For example, I know Arby’s (where my husband lunched on Friday - tsk!) is out, but what about the place I got [...]
For this post, I interviewed Megan Wannarka, a volunteer beekeeper with Ames Farm in Minnesota.
How did you get into beekeeping?
I had a fascination when I was younger and found the nearest beekeeper and asked if I could help. My mom drove me out and I spent an afternoon with him. I was in love. I [...]
What are you doing next month?
In our house, we’ll be changing the way we eat. We’re going to see how much we can stick to only local sources for our food. This is something I’ve wanted to try for a while, and because we’re already getting our meat and vegetables from local farms, it shouldn’t [...]
Although I’ve been interested in farmer’s markets and eating locally and organically for a while, I didn’t really push myself to do it until last year. Before that I’d been doing things here and there, what I would consider token changes. Organic cereals and vegetables that were to be pureed for my son. But now [...]
