Check out my new website.
It will be devoted entirely to the idea of sustainable wellness.
I've set up an rss feed, but most of the info that I will post wont be rss.
enjoy
6.23.2006
We have been getting garlic scapes every week from Kevin at "Just this farm." I have sooo many that I need to give some away. come to my house and get yourself some.
Garlic scapes are the green curly shoots that grow out of garlic when it's young, and only hardneck garlic produces garlic scapes. The scapes are sometimes called green garlic or garlic spears, although many sources call the young, underdeveloped garlic bulbs green garlic. If your a real foodie... you will enjoy coming up with ways to use them...
They have a very mild garlic flavor with a "green onion" flavor. They can be used in anything you use onions in. I put them in scrambled eggs, salads, pasta, chop them up with olive oil and use it as a hummus topper. mmmmmm! Grab some from Kevin at the North Market Farmer's Market Sat.
garlic scape recipes
more garlic scape recipes
and even more
Kevin mentioned that garlic scape pesto was the most common American use...but they are a delicacy in Chinese food.
i have a real bad feeling that the headlines in today's news will soon be feuling a "renewed" justification for extreme violence... someone will need to pay for stepping on the toes of an empire
Arrested Miami men planned 'war' against U.S.
Iran aiding Shiite attacks inside Iraq, general says
Arrested Miami men planned 'war' against U.S.
Iran aiding Shiite attacks inside Iraq, general says
6.21.2006
thoughts on LP
recently I have been waking up in the morning with my spiritual community on my mind. I pray for us... I wonder about us... I dream about us...
what does it look like for our little community to move forward now. What's real hard is that if we move forward "in the Spirit" we change. We are different. We won't ever be the same again. And in light of where we've been as a community... well...
it's not that lp isn't moving forward. That claim would be to harsh. We are moving forward slowly - and slow is ok. I like slow... but understand that there are only seasons of slow and that we won't stay here forever. I sence that we are nearing the end of that season... (yet not the end of grief and healing) and one thing always remains... Hope.
what does it look like for our little community to move forward now. What's real hard is that if we move forward "in the Spirit" we change. We are different. We won't ever be the same again. And in light of where we've been as a community... well...
it's not that lp isn't moving forward. That claim would be to harsh. We are moving forward slowly - and slow is ok. I like slow... but understand that there are only seasons of slow and that we won't stay here forever. I sence that we are nearing the end of that season... (yet not the end of grief and healing) and one thing always remains... Hope.
6.20.2006
Attn Columbus Meat-eater Friends
this just in from my new friend Kevin:
I go out on fridays so email/call me and I will pick it up for you!
Now, about the chickens:
I am selling pasture raised chickens, that are being raised by a friend who has a farm 15 miles west of my farm. She does a great job with the chickens. They are raised using organic feed, on organic pasture -where they have the benefit of fresh air, sunshine, exercise, and access to grass and bugs, as nature intended. The result is very flavorful and tender chicken. I have up to fifty fresh (unfrozen) whole chickens available for pick-up this week. You could pick them up at my farm Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday this week, or I could deliver them to you at the North Market on Saturday morning.
If you are interested, please let me know by email or telephone (805-5776) as soon as possible. The cost is $3.50 per Lb, and chickens should be about 5-6 lbs each.
Every three weeks throughout the summer, I will have chickens for sale.
I also have frozen grass fed beef and lamb still available from last fall. Let me know if your are interested.
I am also raising turkeys that will be available for Thanksgiving - FYI.
Thanks,
Kevin Eigel
Farmer
Just This Farm
I go out on fridays so email/call me and I will pick it up for you!
6.17.2006
Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes are a great source of beta carotene, as well as carotenoids like lutein and zeaxanthin. A medium baked sweet potato contains about 3.4 grams of fiber, only 117 calories and almost no fat.
There are two types of sweet potatoes. Moist, or orange-fleshed are sweeter and are often referred to as "yams." However, the yam is a large root vegetable that can grow to over 100 pounds, is grown in Africa and Asia and is rarely seen in Western stores and restaurants. These moist yams are not only terrific baked, but are also delicious raw. Slice them and dip in hummus or a dressing of your choice, or you can shred them and add them to any raw salad.
The other type of sweet potato is starchier, and yellow-fleshed. These taste less sweet but are also delicious.
The easiest way to prepare sweet potatoes is to bake or steam them. To save time, you can bake several at once, as they will keep in the refrigerator for a few days, and actually are not only good re-warmed, but cold. Top a baked sweet potato with a little cinnamon and toasted wheat germ to add some flavor.
Sweet potatoes are a great addition to any recipe containing squash, and sweet potato pie is a wonderful holiday treat. Many vegetarian cookbooks feature recipes using sweet potatoes creatively.
There are two types of sweet potatoes. Moist, or orange-fleshed are sweeter and are often referred to as "yams." However, the yam is a large root vegetable that can grow to over 100 pounds, is grown in Africa and Asia and is rarely seen in Western stores and restaurants. These moist yams are not only terrific baked, but are also delicious raw. Slice them and dip in hummus or a dressing of your choice, or you can shred them and add them to any raw salad.
The other type of sweet potato is starchier, and yellow-fleshed. These taste less sweet but are also delicious.
The easiest way to prepare sweet potatoes is to bake or steam them. To save time, you can bake several at once, as they will keep in the refrigerator for a few days, and actually are not only good re-warmed, but cold. Top a baked sweet potato with a little cinnamon and toasted wheat germ to add some flavor.
Sweet potatoes are a great addition to any recipe containing squash, and sweet potato pie is a wonderful holiday treat. Many vegetarian cookbooks feature recipes using sweet potatoes creatively.
6.09.2006
evan daniel is here!
this woman is awesome
Here's me feeling somewhat responsible for this
little dude says... here I am world, don't mess with me
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Here's me feeling somewhat responsible for this
little dude says... here I am world, don't mess with me
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6.04.2006
Ezekiel 37:1-14
37The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. 3He said to me, “Mortal, can these bones live?” I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” 4Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. 5Thus says the Lord God to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. 6I will lay sinews on you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the Lord.” 7So I prophesied as I had been commanded; and as I prophesied, suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. 8I looked, and there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in them. 9Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.” 10I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast multitude. 11Then he said to me, “Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are cut off completely.’ 12Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: I am going to open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. 13And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people. 14I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken and will act,” says the Lord.
6.03.2006
THE THINGS THEY DIDN'T TELL YOU ABOUT ETHANOL
In the wake of ever-escalating gasoline prices, the ethanol craze has officially taken hold. Congress has approved $5.7 billion in federal tax credits to support the ethanol market, in addition to the $10 billion U.S. corn farmers annually receive in subsidies. While the corn-industry-lobbying-machine has President Bush predicting ethanol will replace gasoline, the science behind corn-based ethanol seems to suggest this alternative fuel may be more about politics than an actual solution. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, it takes the equivalent of three barrels of oil to create four barrels of corn-based ethanol. Couple that with the fact that ethanol gets lower miles per gallon than gasoline, and the corn-based solution begins to show its true colors. But other nations are demonstrating that plant-based ethanol fuels can help meet our energy needs. Brazil makes ethanol from sugar-cane, which is almost eight times more energy efficient to produce than the US corn-based fuel. Crops with high cellulose or sugar content that can be easily grown in the U.S., such as sugar beets, hemp or switch grass, make much more efficient fuels. But, in the U.S., where special interests, not the public seem to govern federal policy, it appears the immediate future of U.S. automotive fuel is going to the highest bidder: genetically engineered corn.
Learn more: http://www.organicconsumers.org/2006/article_461.cfm
In the wake of ever-escalating gasoline prices, the ethanol craze has officially taken hold. Congress has approved $5.7 billion in federal tax credits to support the ethanol market, in addition to the $10 billion U.S. corn farmers annually receive in subsidies. While the corn-industry-lobbying-machine has President Bush predicting ethanol will replace gasoline, the science behind corn-based ethanol seems to suggest this alternative fuel may be more about politics than an actual solution. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, it takes the equivalent of three barrels of oil to create four barrels of corn-based ethanol. Couple that with the fact that ethanol gets lower miles per gallon than gasoline, and the corn-based solution begins to show its true colors. But other nations are demonstrating that plant-based ethanol fuels can help meet our energy needs. Brazil makes ethanol from sugar-cane, which is almost eight times more energy efficient to produce than the US corn-based fuel. Crops with high cellulose or sugar content that can be easily grown in the U.S., such as sugar beets, hemp or switch grass, make much more efficient fuels. But, in the U.S., where special interests, not the public seem to govern federal policy, it appears the immediate future of U.S. automotive fuel is going to the highest bidder: genetically engineered corn.
Learn more: http://www.organicconsumers.org/2006/article_461.cfm
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