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Self–reliance versus Self-sufficiency: An ongoing series of meditations

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“What to do with what you have” Pie

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cooking, gardening, Opinion, raising food

‘Back in the day’ the Sorensen’s on the farm

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  • Fabulous Homemade Tomato Concentrate inspired by Francis Lam’s blog Gilt Taste

    I stopped buying and using those little tins of tomato ‘paste’ many years ago.  There was that bitter metal edge to the flavor no matter the brand and it indeed had the texture of library paste.  And then there were…

    August 24, 2012
  • In which we build a Hoop House for growing in the winter, extending the season, and garden fun

    Much to our delight Kip is in the middle of building a high-hoop house to cover the south end of our large garden space.  It’s gonna be a wonderful project to play in, grow in, harvest out of.  We have…

    August 17, 2012
  • Newly revised and updated schedule for YOUR GRANDMOTHER’S KITCHEN COOKING CLASSES; July and August 2012

    I hope I haven’t made signing up for my classes this season confusing!  I’ve updated everything today so I hope you will find it helpful.

    June 23, 2012
  • Piglets, Chicks, and Garden

    I’m enjoying every minute of my retirement!  I still get up at the same time but it is so great not to have to go somewhere!  In my jammies I take my coffee out in the yard, stroll around, check…

    June 21, 2012
  • The Phishing problem is corrected!

    It’s great to be back after an incident of phishing shut me down!  I better understand now why we have to be so careful and why we/I must take advantage of the security strategies available.

    June 21, 2012
  • The 50 new Buff Orpington chicks arrived this morning from the hatchery!

    I love the arrival of the new chicks.  We get the early morning call from our local post office “we have a box of chicks for you!” I check that the brooder space is ready; feeders full, waterer full, heat…

    June 4, 2012
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Leni’s Indigo House

Dr. Leni Sorensen Phd

I cook, I teach, I garden, I feed animals. I write, I research, I lecture, I demonstrate. My passion is emphatically about food; food in early America, food in contemporary America, food among the urban poor, food from small sustainable farms, food cooked by novices, food cooked by chefs.

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