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FOOD

DIY drink mix

July 27, 2009
DIY drink mix

I notice all of the ready made, easy to use, premixed, God only knows what is in it foods and drinks. There probably isn't anything wrong with it, until you begin to read the fine print on the ingredient lists. One thing I have noticed lately is all the "healthier" juice drinks and teas that are hitting the shelf at your local stores.

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The new-old way to cook / book review / video

July 24, 2009
The new-old way to cook / book review / video

Retained Heat CookingHave you heard about hot box, hay box or cook box cooking? It’s the new-old way to cook that saves energy, improves flavor and increases the nutrition in your food, and frees up your time. All you do is heat up your food to boiling then retain that heat by insulating the hot pot of food until the cooking process is completed.

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Women of the dirt

July 19, 2009
Women of the dirt

Sabo - will work for food Jenny Sabo is a hard scrabble farmer and an eco-pioneer.  She believes soil health and sustainable farming is a national issue. She started Women of the Dirt , a group of farm-women across southwest Montana who share information on sustainable foods, gardening and livestock. Farmers from all over the country now consult Women of the Dirt about sustainable farming practices. "They are young, vivacious, very grounded people with a lot of technical capacity and personal passion,"  said Jonda Crosby, executive directorof the Alternative Energy Resources Organization, or AERO. "There is an amazing synergy there, and it's ...

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More things you might not know about me

July 17, 2009
More things you might not know about me

Country Store where I work I know I haven't written anything in a while, I have excuses though! ;) I've been sick, the gov is harassing me, my garden is calling... Well, they are all true, I'll explain more in a future message, in the mean time, here is something fun I found on another blog and thought I'd post it here.

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Eco-charcoal soil-to-fuel revolution

July 15, 2009
Eco-charcoal soil-to-fuel revolution

Burn baby, burn The world’s largest "biochar"  eco-charcoal plant opens for business next month in Sequatchie County, Tennessee.

It is possible to make  biochar in your own garden  by simply digging a trench. Pile brush, wood, corn husks and other biomass into the trench and then light it. The fire needs to be hot at first but then has to be cooled down by reducing the oxygen supply.

Supporters say when dug into the soil it also enhances plant growth, increases water permeability, nutrient retention, fertility and improves root development.

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Scandal of wasted food

July 5, 2009
Scandal of wasted food

Stuart: in the belly of the beast Up to 70% of grocery food is sent to trash uneaten says Tristram Stuart in his new, brilliantly researched book - Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal

Fifty percent of food disappears between the plough and the plate; up to 35% of school lunches end up in the bin; 25% of food products purchased are eventually binned.

On the next page  are the  edited highlights from  the book: >>>

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Food-recipes-memories

June 20, 2009
Food-recipes-memories

Food, it's one of the things we can't live without. It's a necessity to be sure, but it is so much more than that. It can bring families together, it can bring a smile to your face when you remember a special meal, food or recipe and the memories associated with it. Food is often regional too, to my fondest memories are of chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy (lots of gravy), fried okra and biscuits (with lots of butter, and no, I'm not talking about cookies). If you haven't figured it out yet, I'm proudly from Texas.

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River Cottage off-grid ready

June 18, 2009
River Cottage off-grid ready

Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall's River Cottage in Dorset, UK has announced it is now completely off-grid ready.

River Cottage is the HQ of Fearnley Whittingstall's (pictured, right) food and lifestyle empire, and has been featured in several series on UK's Channel 4 TV. River Cottage has changed the way the British think about food, and it is likely they’ll do the same for the way the UK thinks about energy and water.

In a recent episode River Cottage HQ installed a wind turbine which now provides most of its electricity requirements. Together with its water recycling arrangements (see below) the River Cottage is now off-grid ready, thought still connected to the Grid and selling surplus energy back to it. Fearnley Whittingstall said that in moving towards going off-grid he was pleased to "support this pioneering community.”

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Polyamorous Polytunnels

June 17, 2009
Polyamorous Polytunnels

Everybody loves Polytunnels

Polytunnels are amazing structures that allow you to have an off-grid vegetable garden literally anywhere. The technology is constantly improving and the best polytunnels can now even withstand hurricane-force winds.

The see through plastic (oil based of course) allows the sun in, keeps the moisture and warmth in and keeps the bugs out.  Some folks use them as a garden shed with plants in.  They are cheap and easy to install.

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