This will be our 8th season (I think) to be a part of a CSA – a Community Supported Agriculture farm called the Brookfield Farm. The season runs from June through Thanksgiving and provides and abundance of fresh, local, and organic fruits and vegetables. And not only that, but other local farms, dairies, etc. have… Read More Gluten Free Friday – Farm Fresh
Is there anyone who doesn’t like ranch dressing? I even used to dip my pizza in it back in college. And what parent hasn’t used it to entice little ones to eat a few raw veggies? Well, there’s a reason it tastes so good and that reason’s initials are MSG. Monosodium Glutamate is a flavor… Read More Gluten Free Friday – Ranch Dressing
I had a great time running the Hot Chocolate Run again this year in Northampton, MA. Last year, I ran it with Kory, but I don’t think he’s run since – except for football practice, so he wasn’t up for running this year. Instead, I got to run it with a bunch of wonderful ladies… Read More Hot Chocolate 5K Run
In those beautiful days of spring and summer, James would lead his daughter to a little arbour from whence could be heard the morning song of the feathered tribes, and from whence could be seen the whole of the garden, enamelled with flowers and sparkling with dew – – the range of vision taking in… Read More My Humble Garden – His Meaning Therein
It may seem strange to us that, in earlier times, people knew how to preserve vegetables for long periods without the use of freezers or canning machines. This was done through the process of lacto-fermentation. Lactic acid is a natural preservative that inhibits putrefying bacteria. Starches and sugars in vegetables and fruits are converted into… Read More Preserving Without Canning: Lacto-Fermentation
The farm supply store called today to remind us to come and pick up our baby chicks on Monday – and be sure to bring a box. As if we could really forget that 10 baby chicks will soon be ours with a 7 year old girl in the house, this poster on her door,… Read More Three Days and Counting
Only if you read the very long book review below, or the book itself, will you appreciate the following conversation (if you call call it that – my mouth was wide open and filled with cleaning instruments) with my dental hygienist yesterday…… Hygienist: Your gums are very healthy. I bet you don’t drink soda or… Read More Fire Feeding at the Dentist