raising food
Chicks and Ducks Better Scurry
When I take you out in my surry!! (Counldn’t resist) These guys are far too young to scurry! And we don’t have any geese.) But they are soooooo sweet! They arrive in a box all the way from Iowa –…
Houston #2
Pardon me, I’ve been a bit distracted from my original blog trajectory but I am now back in the groove of my continuing storyline! . . . . While being driven down Alabama Street from having given a foodways talk…
Garden Progress Update
Starting with the soil; laying out the plan; making the beds; soon the veggies will obscure this view but it is the foundation of my annual gardening.
Cows, Milk, and Agri-biz
Heads up, folks. You can buy and consume foods with all the high fructose corn syrup and chemical additives you want but you don’t dare buy unpasteurized milk from a friend! My thoughts on this topic were sparked by the…
The continuing conversation about the ‘food desert’
Further thoughts re the generous and thoughtful responses to my ‘food desert’ post. I do very much understand that individuals have little/no control over headers, headlines, or photos used in media. As a performer for many years I became used…
Rejecting the ‘food desert’ concept
In response to FLAVOR MAGAZINE, June/July 2009 article titled Not Quite What I Was Looking For under the page header 'in the food desert." Paul Ryan's description of his personal journey from home gardener to community gardener was timely. It was…