Okay, that title is a lie. I actually harvested some of my own lettuce a few weeks back. Just a few leaves, but that was really the first harvest of any kind. However, just this past weekend, I got my first real harvest from my garden! That means it was the first time I actually grabbed [...]
My goodness, it’s only the beginning of May, I’ve only planted one crop of veggies in my backyard and I think I’ve already toasted my first crop of plants. It’s been rainy here for the past while, so I had set my drip irrigation timer to just 30 minutes every other day. Unfortunately, yesterday was [...]
Wormsign! A cry like that on the planet Arrakis in the novel Dune would be a warning that danger was coming. Giant sandworms were, unknown to the galaxy that prized the valuable spice available only on that planet, the source of the spice itself that everyone fought over. While the earthworms that appeared today in [...]
I wrote some time ago about tilapia not being the best choice for sushi. At the time, I complained about the difficulty fileting tilapia and then slicing it thinly enough for sushi or sashimi. Now, with some improvements to my fileting and slicing skills under my belt, I have to amend my comments a little. [...]
Buying and eating local, sustainable food is a statement of your values and your political stance on the environment, on your health, on culinary excellence, and on the ethical and humane treatment of animals. Supporting a local business that provides local, sustainable food is likewise a statement of values and politics. Every day, each and [...]
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