Profile of an urban homesteader who found that raising food, mostly vegetables and some eggs, can be difficult at first. But, the satisfaction and sometimes external push from the economy can make it well worth the rewards. Back to the Land to Feed a Family – One woman’s adaptation in New York.
We have been focusing on our own health and diet, and realized we needed to be doing more of the same for our entire family, pets included. I found a site with extensive reviews of dog foods. It seems to be fair and focused reviews of the ingredients of dog food, both wet and dry [...]
The freshness and different layers of green colours made this a super healthy and appealing soup for Summer. It has been very hot and we are still in a drought here in Texas. Getting fresh vegetables, a little more liquid and a natural and light dinner in has been the goal of late. A trip [...]
Started following the CancerProject.org site today. They offer quite a few resources on the relationship between diet and cancer. It is becoming pretty clear that there is some relationship between food, environment and consequences. Some of this seems to make more sense as our food relationship has changed in the many years of large scale [...]
Gardening is one of the most time consuming, rigorous and rewarding efforts around the house. That said, I am pretty sure the only way I can confidently know the provenance of what goes in my family’s body is gardening. Provenance? Who uses that kind of word? sorry…. Back to the storytelling. I had the opportunity [...]
We went to visit a different farmer’s market this weekend in Houston. We stopped by the Highland Village FM who is celebrating a chef series. They have invited local chefs to cook and bring new recipes to the visitors of the market over the next few weeks. The weekend guest was Chef Monica Pope of [...]
Organic Quinoa is a new favorite. I love the slight popping texture reminding me of childhood tapioca, and the sweet nutty taste is a great compliment to savory lunch and dinner dishes. Quinoa is healthy as a strong source of protein, amino acids, and is relatively high in iron, calcium, magnesium, B vitamins and fiber. [...]
There are so many voices in the media telling us what is healthy, so many labels and so many studies. It becomes difficult to separate the noise from the signal. Fast Company published a short list of the Ten Most Inspiring People in Sustainable Food to help balance the message. One of the first people [...]
Saturday and Sunday typically mean a chance to go to the local market. Look for Farmer’s markets, foodstands and even distribution centers that will wholesale locally. One of the advantages of a larger metropolitan area is we have several options beyond the normal grocery store. Don’t know what is in your area? Search Local Harvest [...]
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution in Huntington, West Virginia project airs tonight on ABC. In this series of TV shows, Jamie illustrates the epidemic problem of multi-generational eating of processed foods. His goal of eating locally grown and home cooked foods is an effort to teach the Home, school, and corporate providers of food about nutrition [...]
