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what i doI aid people to lead healthy lives, which support & create Health in the communities and life around them. I work first in kitchens and gardens to root immediately the Home in the Earth that supports them.I plant native, sustenance-providing, and medicinal plant gardens that grow largely to sustain themselves. These gardens provide lush habitat, and an abundant source of fresh, local food. I also prepare delicious vegan meals in home kitchens by the night, and week -- so that households may be free to conduct themselves as they will, feeling their meals to be nutritious, delicious, restorative, and healing to the planet. Posted 8/17/2008 link
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the leaf that eats like a meal the collard green Posted 8/08/2008 link
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adopted landmeet the new berry patch and plant nursery: (for a before-and-after, look beyond, then near) Posted 8/08/2008 link
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plant food live like food grew from trees Posted 7/22/2008 link
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Steps to Heal the Earth ---------- Where You Are (or did you think we were trying to save the world?) Stop Spraying Chemicals and Poisons Compost Keep Organic Material On-Site Apply Sea Minerals with All Trace Elements Amend Ground with Natural Charcoal Plant Intentional Communities Foster Diversity thank you namasté Posted 7/16/2008 link
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re-tooling mandala: mid july Posted 7/11/2008 link
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Two Worlds -- RumiThe breeze at dawn has secrets to tellDon't go back to sleep You must ask for what you really want Don't go back to sleep People are going back and forth across the doorsill ____ Where the two worlds touch ____ The door is round and open Don't go back to sleep. (thank you) Posted 4/13/2008 link
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Great Pacific Garbage PatchWhat is twice the size of Texas (Texas!), is 80% plastic, weighs about 3.5 million tons, and only grows larger?the Great Pacific Garbage Patch  An area of circular currents in the ocean has accumulated debris from all lands that surround the Pacific, as well as its traversers. vbs.tv has produced a 12 part video series of a research crew visiting the North Pacific Gyre. how may each of us reduce the creation of this waste? a simple start includes these items: 
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wheel of fortune
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40 years passing -- Martin Luther King, Jr. I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word. -- MLK Posted 4/04/2008 link
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millionaire's salad Reflections before Food: - I reflect on the work that brings this food before me - I reflect om my own imperfections - Allow self to remain free from preferences and greed - This food as an effective medicine to keep my body well - I accept this food so that I may fulfill my task of evolution namasté Posted 4/03/2008 link
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wood chips and a dream -- food, not lawns -- and natives on the way you will be seeing more of this project. an ordinary lawn in central new jersey -- garden variety. this can happen anywhere. Posted 3/24/2008 link
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toward a shared visionor, 'Where from here?'the following is courtesy of The Earth Charter Initiative (www.earthcharter.org/): PRINCIPLES (by which to move forward) I. RESPECT AND CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY OF LIFE 1. Respect Earth and life in all its diversity. a. Recognize that all beings are interdependent and every form of life has value regardless of its worth to human beings. b. Affirm faith in the inherent dignity of all human beings and in the intellectual, artistic, ethical, and spiritual potential of humanity. 2. Care for the community of life with understanding, compassion, and love. a. Accept that with the right to own, manage, and use natural resources comes the duty to prevent environmental harm and to protect the rights of people. b. Affirm that with increased freedom, knowledge, and power comes increased responsibility to promote the common good. 3. Build democratic societies that are just, participatory, sustainable, and peaceful. a. Ensure that communities at all levels guarantee human rights and fundamental freedoms and provide everyone an opportunity to realize his or her full potential. b. Promote social and economic justice, enabling all to achieve a secure and meaningful livelihood that is ecologically responsible. 4. Secure Earth's bounty and beauty for present and future generations. a. Recognize that the freedom of action of each generation is qualified by the needs of future generations. b. Transmit to future generations values, traditions, and institutions that support the long-term flourishing of Earth's human and ecological communities. In order to fulfill these four broad commitments, it is necessary to: II. ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY 5. Protect and restore the integrity of Earth's ecological systems, with special concern for biological diversity and the natural processes that sustain life. 6. Prevent harm as the best method of environmental protection and, when knowledge is limited, apply a precautionary approach. 7. Adopt patterns of production, consumption, and reproduction that safeguard Earth's regenerative capacities, human rights, and community well-being. 8. Advance the study of ecological sustainability and promote the open exchange and wide application of the knowledge acquired. III. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE 9. Eradicate poverty as an ethical, social, and environmental imperative. 10. Ensure that economic activities and institutions at all levels promote human development in an equitable and sustainable manner. 11. Affirm gender equality and equity as prerequisites to sustainable development and ensure universal access to education, health care, and economic opportunity. 12. Uphold the right of all, without discrimination, to a natural and social environment supportive of human dignity, bodily health, and spiritual well-being, with special attention to the rights of indigenous peoples and minorities. IV. DEMOCRACY, NONVIOLENCE, AND PEACE 13. Strengthen democratic institutions at all levels, and provide transparency and accountability in governance, inclusive participation in decision making, and access to justice. 14. Integrate into formal education and life-long learning the knowledge, values, and skills needed for a sustainable way of life. 15. Treat all living beings with respect and consideration. 16. Promote a culture of tolerance, nonviolence, and peace. ---------- '... if only we had some idea about what it would like...' namasté shanti shanti peace peace Posted 3/19/2008 link
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majora carter - Green the Ghettoa woman from the South Bronx brings down the house Posted 3/11/2008 link
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smoothie in a minutethree ingredients:rice milk peanut butter carob molasses (the last is a product of the eastern Mediterranean -- the concentrate of carob seed pods and water -- available at Lebanese/Syrian/Middle Eastern importers) now and again, i think the best smoothies have just three ingredients. to keep them as fine, the number of ingredients seems to double. namasté Posted 3/07/2008 link
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showing tender faces 'The Six Grandfathers have placed in this world many things -- all of which should be happy. Every little thing is sent for something -- and in that thing there should be happiness, and the power to make happy. Like the grasses showing tender faces to each other, thus we should do -- for this was the wish of the Grandfathers of the World.' - Black Elk of the Oglala Sioux Posted 3/06/2008 link
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much maligned This is Tobacco -- specifically, Nicotiana rustica. 'Indian tobacco'. 'Mapacho'. So is this -- Nicotiana tabacum. 'Cigarette' tobacco. These are plants. Spirits of Earth.  (a few more words on Tobacco -- by request) Tobacco -- to borrow words sequenced by Walt Whitman composed for an alternate purpose -- relies upon itself, invites no one, promises nothing, sits in calmness and light, is positive and composed, and knows no discouragement. In close family relation to Indian tobacco, is a far milder sibling named Nicotiana tabacum -- a plant, on whose back personal and corporate fortunes have been raised and multiplied -- a plant, on whose back also has been laid centuries of blame and contempt. If the following offends, please forgive my effort to raise the weight and infamy off the body of this plant that never asked to be grown in great monocultures, or adulterated with chemical additives, and rolled with fiberglass and glue. Neither has this plant encouraged the commercial, global, marketed manipulation of human patterns and desire that inspires its misuse, nor has it asked to be treated with the paucity of respect with which it has been widely greeted (despite, many may say, strong and clear signals to the contrary). I will state, as authoritatively as modern medical science suggests I may, that the smoking of cigarettes kills. Their abuse has killed. And it will continue to kill. To personalize this admonition, I will state also that I lost my grandfather, William, to lung cancer. Nevertheless, they remain plants. They are magnificent species among the myriad families of Creation, and within the plant family, Solanaceae. Their singular, wondrous characters have been identified -- and verified -- independently, across cultures, lands, and time. This is no secret. And as a result, multitudes steer themselves well clear of the individuals -- and sometimes the whole family. Yet, in front of our personal decisions, legislative goals, international trafficking, cultural beliefs, fears, love, and respect, grow these plants -- as they have grown always -- before us. namasté you are fine Posted 3/03/2008 link
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nightshades -- to some delicious, sacred, poisonous, magical, medicinal, deadly, scary, intense, special, delectable, psychotropic, dangerous Solanaceae -- the latin nomial of a plant family -- much loved -- and much maligned. Imagine being, if you please: as earthy and fine as Potatoes -- as tangy and versatile as Tomatoes -- as remarkable as Eggplants (of which, Turkish people alone have devised more than 1,000 preparations) -- as spicy and bold and Chiles, Peppers -- as fragrant and intoxicating as pure Tobacco -- and yet, because of the family (your family, if still role playing -- think aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents), entire diets, and groups of people, steer well clear of (you, and) all of the above, on principle, and more. Macrobiotic dieters, for instance, maintain such a profound respect for Solanaceae's stimulating properties (extreme Yin energy), they are simply excluded from regular dietary rotation. To be personally clear, I believe the Macrobiotic diet to be elegance incarnate -- delicately balanced, wholesomely conceived, and in able hands, positively delicious. Call it perhaps, then, a personal tendency, or leaning -- of mine -- to be wholly fascinated with the lot of Solanums. Tobacco is universally recognized, among the native peoples of the Americas, as sacred and healing. It is ostensibly first -- among offerings made to people, plants, and the earth itself. Its curative properties are present in all forms of the plant. The smoke itself is blown on the bodies of life to protect and heal those forms from abounding hazards. Brugmansia, pictured above, is associated with a selfish and generous spirit whose magnanimity is rarely felt without a dedicated allegiance to said plant and spirit. (Do not mess with). The center of genetic diversity for the Solanaceae family is Equatorial America, though its presence is global. This is of significance because the family has been largely undisturbed by the ice ages that slated clean, land under glaciers, and has had ages to adapt to the extreme ecological niches of the region. Simply phrased, the older and more adapted the line, the more creatively structured. The Solanaceae family is regarded botanically as narcissistic -- meaning leaf litter from within the family is especially appreciated as compost to other members growing locally. Allegiance seems to be a theme among nightshades -- human dependence is but one shade of this character. This is an extraordinary family -- with more to impart and share than human civilization will likely ever get around to embracing fully. Certainly, the Solanaceae are not to be trifled with. Their demanding nature, it seems, is one of the biggest obstacles to sustained, broadly experienced understanding. Virtually anything less than complete respect, and near subservience occasionally, may yield something akin to wrath. (Mercifully, the commonly edible varieties are gentler). I am but an admirer. An appreciator. A cultivator. An eater. Solanums to me are a fascination. I know them not at all, I report to you accurately. But I appreciate them with a divined awareness, and a certainty that, when near, I am in the presence of majesty. namasté  'Irish' (Andean) Potato flowers Posted 2/27/2008 link
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West Coast Seafood GuideIf you will, sustainability trumps. Click above to enlarge. For the printable wallet reference guide, visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch. Posted 2/25/2008 link
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save a fish. roll your own.Let's consider the Bluefin Tuna. These magnificent creatures -- up to 12 feet long, weighing as much as 1,500 pounds, traveling in large schools, and deftly navigating the ocean at speeds of up to 40 miles per hour -- are commensurate with the American Bison in grandeur and largess. The relatively sudden collapse of Bluefin Tuna stocks is less apparent than the comparative disappearance of the bison -- at least in part because we do not share their deep blue home. Nevertheless, through a reckless combination of market demand, governmental subsidies, and overwhelming technological fishing advantage, the Bluefin Tuna population may be at less than 10 percent of its level measured in 1970 (to say nothing of where it may have been when giant Tunas were painted on walls of sacred caves at the dawn of history). Whole schools of Bluefin Tuna -- guided by evolution to surface for reproduction -- are spotted easily by airplanes searching for the giant silver creatures splashing and reflecting the sky. A call is quickly made to a fishing fleet on the water, which swiftly, and mechanically, encircles the school, and nets every fish -- up to 3,000 at a time. These fish will then likely be herded to penned sea ranches, and fed oily little fish to fatten them for market sale throughout the year. According to National Geographic Magazine the present rate of tuna harvesting is more than 4 times a remotely sustainable rate, and nearly as many times over and above the quotas and regulations drawn to protect the stock. These fish are deliberately overfished. Meanwhile, as the market is flooded with tuna all year, the return on each fish drops, inspiring the fishermen to catch more tuna. As consumers we may choose to withdraw our support from unsustainable industries and fisheries -- indeed, for the Bluefin Tuna, consumer choice is certainly more powerful than un-heeded, un-enforced legislation. For fisheries worldwide, the mere presence and operation of all 4 million-some fishing boats in the world -- more than double the necessary amount to fish within the oceans' means -- result in an insatiable drive that is crippling the oceans' ecosystems. No one has to give up sushi. But now, maybe rolling our own creatively makes more sense than ever. Have fun with it. Even the messies look cool:  Most folks have at least heard of these women -- now, you may watch Isa Chandra and Terry Hope roll sushi at home, in the Post Punk Kitchen. Posted 2/24/2008 link
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pilaf constructionfragrant seeds and pepper (toasted) olive oil collard stems onions garlic carrots collard greens + grains and beans (cooked ahead) scallionsremember: this is flexible and versatile cooking. some semblance of considered sequence rewarded, sure. but this can be anything. Posted 2/07/2008 link
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agrarian hero, Wendell Berry "Industrialism separated utility and beauty. If a thing was functional, it didn't make any difference how it looked, and I think you can only go so far with that. If a thing is ugly, I think we need to ask questions about it. How did it get that way? What else is wrong?" excerpted from Heifer International's 'World Ark' Posted 2/02/2008 link
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public service -- consumer marketinga.k.a. junk mailthere exists a company that, when commissioned, delivers our names, addresses, and unique demographic information to companies desiring to expand their consumer base. this same company makes it quite easy to omit one's name from their list of out-going addresses. simply e-mail them at this address:  .. with 'opt out' in the the subject line, and your name and address below (or addresses if you've moved recently)namasté Posted 2/01/2008 link
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lean on plants. ----------- cooking for substance, cooking for flavor ----------- American cooking wisdom holds that garlic flavors food. So does olive oil. Be cautious however, accepted wisdom continues, about using too much of either -- one repels loved ones (supposedly), the other bears fat. I say cook generously - with substance - and endow meals with a plant-based heart. The small step from cooking for flavor, to cooking for substance and flavor, is the same small step between cooking and successful vegan cooking. As it is said, particularly when a given dish calls for few ingredients, to ensure that the ingredients procured are of excellent quality, so too is it true, that when there is no meat or dairy on which to lean, the presence of just one clove of garlic, or a tablespoon of olive oil, becomes scant and cheap. In a supportive vegan diet, garlic, olive oil, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, chard stems, pine nuts, (etc.) are no longer simply flavor accents -- rather, they are indeed that which supports us. lean on plants. remember to thank them for leaning back. namasté why vegan? again Posted 1/28/2008 link
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whole grains, plant foods diet shown to reverse ovulatory infertility According to Harvard University researchers, ovulatory infertility, which is responsible for 1/4 or more of all infertility cases, may be treated, cured or reversed, by eating a diet of whole grains (slowly digested, complex carbohydrates) and plant-based proteins. The study points out, as well, the obvious bonuses such a simple course of treatment provides: it is inexpensive; there are no (negative) side effects; it sets the stage for a healthy pregnancy, as well as a healthy diet for life; and, it reduces the likelihood of the onset of gestational diabetes. Harvard's Nurses' Health Study found clear and significant links between the consumption of, 'fast carbs', trans-fats, and animal proteins -- with ovulatory infertility. Refined, white foods, with high sugar and simple carbohydrate levels, disrupt hormonal balances and natural cycles, by raising blood sugar levels. While trans-fats, even in modest amounts, were found to decrease rates of conception. Animal-based proteins, as well, did not approach the comparative degree of success of reversing ovulatory infertility as consuming those produced by plants. In full disclosure, the study found also that whole milk products (NOT skim or low-fat) seem to help women become pregnant. As healthy hormone levels are rebalanced, it would seem to make extra sense to invest in hormone-free, organic milk products. Finally, healthy body weight and moderate exercise were also found to be significant factors in raising fertility rates. However, even just moving in the direction of a more ideal weight was shown to reduce infertility. Once again, the vegan diet sings to be noticed. Allow the word in. vegan. You need not become Vegan (all the time), and unhappy, to event this love in the world. But every healthy, vegan decision made, improves the vitality and fertility of people and the planet. If you need a goal toward which to aim, think 80% vegan. Let that last, hardest 20% go, completely. But do, please support the more sustainable, and humane, animal-agriculture practices and products available to you, to complement your beautiful, plant-based diet. Thank you. namasté Posted 1/22/2008 link
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---- why in the world are we here? ---- ... surely not to live in pain and fear. Posted 1/15/2008 link
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whole grains. the palm of your hand. i would like to go ahead and thank the Japanese, and their neighbors, publicly -- for the rice ball (!) first: cook rice. for mine, brown, with some broth and pleasantly salted. (and in a rice cooker). second: while rice cooks, get creative -- get personal with a small pan of something. make it strong, spicy, tangy, or what have 'you'. (in the above there are: scallions with jalepeños; also, onion and chopped mushrooms, with red chilis and parsley) third: let rice cool enough to handle in a bowl with a drizzle of rice vinegar. make ready full sheets of nori seaweed by dividing, folding or cutting each into four pieces. optional, but lovely, is to (dry) pan-toast sesame seeds as well. fourth and final: with wet hands, scoop rice into palm, 1/2" flat or so with a deeper something in the middle. spoon or press desired filling sparingly into center. bring sides up and around filling creating a ball of rice (if the 'walls' are too thin, pad them with more rice). as long as the rice is still warm, you should not need to (and might rather not) press too hard. set ball on nori square and bring corners up. if there are toasted sesame seeds in the vicinity, roll the exposed rice in the seeds. this is the best food. (no offense to other food) namasté Posted 1/13/2008 link
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different times. different measures. (image thanks to jordan) In the 1930's, beef cows grew naturally, over a period of 4 to 5 years, to their approximate slaughter-weight, between 1100 and 1200 pounds. In the 1950's, American farmers, at the dawn of the Age of Industrial Agriculture, nearly halved that time to between 2 and 3 years. Modern, industrial 'meat production', centered around CAFOs -- Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations -- where animals are unnaturally fed: CORN (rather than grass), FAT from already slaughtered animals (remember these are herbivores by evolution), PROTEIN (concentrate), and generous portions of DRUGS and ANTIBIOTICS (so they survive the former) -- has reduced this time period, wherein cows ascend from their birth weight of 80 pounds to upwards of 1200 pounds, in just 14 to 16 months. This represents the lives attached to MOST of the meat purveyed in this country. If this seems at all amiss, allow it to affect you. Please. And thank you. This information courtesy of: Michael Pollan and his 'The Omnivore's Dilemma'. Posted 1/11/2008 link
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Kerala, India adopts Zero Waste action plan. Go, them (you). (Photo above courtesy of Chris Jordan, an amazing visual artist) How long, you ask, is this plan of action to zero waste? They aim to accomplish this in 5 years. Again, the state of Kerala, on India's southwest coast, demonstrates its standing as a bastion of sanity, reverence and sustainability in the world. Known already as the highest seat in India for quality of life indices, such as life expectancy, literacy, and health care, Kerala rivals and surpasses recognized '1st world' nations of the world, while maintaining income levels typical of the so-called '3rd world'. Beside an emphasis on even greater public education, a hallmark of the plan is the creation of jobs -- indeed, a whole economy -- in sustainable industry, or 'green' enterprise. Read more here. namasté Posted 1/06/2008 link
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paper mining -- waste reduction move toward 'zero' waste at home. one step. and then another. use your junk mail. mine from it usable paper. in just a little more time than it takes to open and discard all junk mail into a recycling container, tear list paper from the backs of envelopes and other package contents. or place whole sheets with blank backs next to your printer -- to receive the next map or driving instructions it is commanded to print. junk mail is nefarious. and ubiquitous. until we make it stop completely, why not use it for something constructive? save the future trees demanded for pads of to-do-list paper and single-use maps, and extend the serviceable existence of sanctioned waste. namasté Posted 1/06/2008 link
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save your stems, folks -- they are vegetables, too before you toss them into the compost bin, or -- gads! -- the garbage, consider the possibility using vegetable stems as a delicious (and nutritious, and fibrous) green condiment. browse your recipes. peruse those that call for greens, such as collards, kale, and chard. confirm that nearly every one of them calls for discarding those stems. then say no. and then yes to stems. recipe: ingredients -- - stems and central vein from one or more bunches of chard, kale, collards, or something similar - olive (or any other) oil - sea salt - (fragrant) seeds, such as coriander, caraway, or mustard - pepperoncini procedure -- - cut the rough, dirty bottoms off stems. you may discard these if you wish, or add them to a stockpot (see post from 3/01/07). float or rinse stems as you would any other. - mince, or finely chop stems, being careful to cut through and across the fibrous grain of the stems (also may be read: do not use a food a processor) - with sea salt, add stems to pan, with already heating oil, red pepper and seeds. heat gently at first, covered, to free locked moisture and soften centers. then uncover, and raise heat to medium-high, until stems caramelize. - garnish anything, to taste. or add to sandwiches. or fold in to grains. - enjoy Posted 1/05/2008 link
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quinoa, italian style -- (easy winter food, summer too) 2 cups quinoa, rinsed of saponin coat 2 onions, chopped 2 celery stalks, chopped 2 carrots, chopped 4-5 cloves garlic, chopped 1/2 can tomato paste 1 tbsp pepperoncini 2 tsp sea salt 3 - 4 tbsp, olio (optional but lovely garnishes) : pignola nuts, 1/4 cup, toasted, dry or in oil sun dried tomatoes, 2-4 tbsp soft, chopped 1) in sizable pot, heat onions, olio, and pepperoncini over medium heat. after 5 minutes add celery. after another 3-5 add carrots. (after each vegetable added, add a bit of sea salt totaling about 1 tsp). continue sautéing until soft. add garlic. saute until caramelization just begins. add tomato paste. combine well. saute for 3 more minutes. 2) add 4 cups (hot, preferred) water, quinoa, and other tsp or so of sea salt. bring to boil. reduce heat to low, cover. let simmer for 15-20 minutes. remove from heat. let sit 10 minutes. 3) spoon quinoa into lovely, warm ceramic vessel. garnish with sun-dried tomatoes and pine nuts, if available. Posted 12/20/2007 link
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trans-plantedour roots are once again in new jersey soil -- our branches reach new york -- and we left a cutting in San Francisco. drop us a line -- we are again OPEN FOR BUSINESS.Posted 11/29/2007 link
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where do you come from?
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who is your grandmother?
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hiring Posted 8/21/2007 link
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my letter to the editor of the ny times in response to Home Again on the Kitchen Range Respect the Buffalo -- Save Ourselves In response to executive director of Slow Food USA, Erika Lesser's remark of the American buffalo, "You have to eat it in order to save it," I respond: To save ourselves, respect the buffalo. A perusal of the Slow Foods Ark of Taste website revealed further evidence that an important concept has been lost to the Slow Foods Movement. Of particular breeds of sheep, cattle and fava beans, SFI states, "All are endangered products that have real economic viability and commercial potential." The relegation of these viable species to mere products for our consumption is disrespectful to life everywhere, and reveals a deep-seated human arrogance. The wild buffalo of North America are native before us. They simply belong here, and their presence enriches the planet. They need not trade of themselves their meat to be granted the right to stay. There is cause to eat buffalo meat. But, please: the American buffalo are sacred in their own right. The Native Americans knew this -- and used the whole thing. Posted 8/20/2007 link
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like you mean it, tree-huggers KISS Posted 8/17/2007 link
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ZUCCHINI -- french croquettes -- turkish gozleme -- american cakeshello all - we are in high summer. zucchinis pour from the earth. they are so fine.this is my favorite zucchini preparation -- a great many thanks, and much love go to Burt Greene, a fabulous cook, the sweetest of men, and a wellspring of inspiration  recipe OUTLINE (have fun -- feel free to veer) grated zucchini (2 cups or a whole lot more -- there are never enough cakes it seems) sea salt red pepper flakes shallot, red onion or neither large garlic clove, minced or crushed curry powder, ground coriander, etc (1/2 teaspoon) sun dried tomatoes, dried raspberries, etc any other thing you may want (shredded greens, blanched or not, sunflower seeds, toasted or not, etc) olive oil (2 Tbsp) baking powder (1/2 tsp) whole wheat flour (1/3 - 2/3 cup) vegetable oil (3 Tbsp) 1) sprinkle zucchini with salt, let stand 20 minutes, wring out (reserve liquid for broth or future grain) 2) combine and mix wet materials and spices. then flour and baking powder. 3) make into patties 4) drop in pan with veg. oil over medium heat. heat til golden brown on one side. turn over. cook until golden brown on the other. (use less flour this way) alternatively, bring the heat down to low after turning gozleme over, then cover and finish cooking about 12 minutes. (the more-flour cooking method) enjoy, if you would please Posted 7/27/2007 link
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buy local, support the peasantryI am reading Barbara Kingsolver's, 'Animal, Vegetable, Miracle'. I culled this gem today, written by her husband, Steven L. Hopp:'Food transport has become a bizarre and profitable economic equation that's no longer really about feeding anyone: in our own nation we export 1.1 million tons of potatoes, while we also import 1.4 million tons. If you care about farmers, let the potatoes stay home.' www.viacampesina.org LA VIA CAMPESINA -- International Peasant Movement Posted 7/16/2007 link
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sheet mulched vegetable bed -- five months onthe fruits of sheet mulching
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a luther burbank salad? i wonder if the world's most adept plant whisperers could horticulturally turn this leaf into a meal.. serve on platter. sprinkle with seeds. drizzle with oil, sea salt, pepper, and pomegranate molasses. Posted 7/09/2007 link
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incontrovertible evidence that CSA's rockwhen i arrived home today, i needed fuel. on my fruit plate, from my CSA box, were nectarines and blueberries.- one fabulous nectarine - 1/3 pint of fresh blueberries were placed in a blender with two of my pantry staples: - rice milk - two organic bananas, $0.29 each from TrJoes (please though, ask them to carry organic, 'fair trade bananas' -- Oké distributes -- if you shop there) this was among the best smoothies i have ever experienced Posted 7/05/2007 link
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plum salsa, recipe fresh plums red pepper flakes (pepperoncini) black ground pepper sea salt olive oil cut flesh away from stones. once stones are removed, chop pile coarsely. place in bowl. sprinkle with pepperoncini, black pepper, and sea salt, to taste. drizzle with olive oil. mix well. put on anything. ANYTHING. yum. Posted 7/02/2007 link
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embrace this fruiting season Sunny California is America's fruit and produce capital. We have riches here approaching unimaginable elsewhere -- even right here in urban San Francisco. Amazingly, our chilly, foggy city is at least a month ahead, seasonally, of the Willamette Valley in Oregon in terms of its available fruit harvest. Look for plums right now. They may be littering your garden.  Pick them (up). Eat them. We let our scant and precious, edible cityscapes go to waste, too often in cities -- because 'food comes from stores' or 'food comes from farms'. Food comes from plants -- plants in your community. Eat local. Eat fresh. Plums |
