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Posted in food activism on Oct 27th, 2011
You are invited to the RAW MILK FREEDOM RIDERS™ “Milk and Cookies” Rally and Demonstration FDA Headquarters, Silver Spring, MD November 1, 2011 12:00-3:00pm. Prior to the rally, a group of parents will illegally transport raw milk across state lines and bring it to the rally, at FDA headquarters, for distribution. The FDA has been invited […]
Posted in food activism on Oct 27th, 2011
In 1906 Upton Sinclair published “The Jungle”. The book was supposed to be about “the inferno of exploitation [of the typical American factory worker at the turn of the 20th Century]”. It was best known however for its scathing exposé on the Chicago meatpacking industry and their practices. The book and the disgusting practices it […]
Posted in Personal Story, Preserving on Oct 26th, 2011
I’ve been canning for about three years now. During that time, I get looks of puzzlement when people ask me what my hobbies are and I reply “canning”. People tend to relate canning to frugality and most of them have decided that canning just doesn’t save enough money for the time and effort it takes. […]
Posted in Cooking, Personal Story on Oct 21st, 2011
For the last week, I’ve been sick. Coughing and sore throat sick. Not wanting to cook sick. The idea of eating isn’t really high on my list, even though I know I need to. I remember when I was sick back in Los Angeles and married at the time, that my ex-husband (who didn’t really […]
Posted in Gluten Free, Personal Story on Oct 19th, 2011
A few weeks ago, I got glutened. It was my own fault, I wasn’t the advocate that I should have been when my boyfriend and I went out to a chain restaurant for a quick breakfast before we went camping. Once we were there, I mentioned to the waitress that I was gluten intolerant and asked […]
Posted in food activism on Oct 16th, 2011
On November 1st, a group of mothers will drive from Maryland to Pennsylvania, where they will legally purchase raw milk from Dan Allgyer (the Amish farmer who was raided by the FDA last year for selling Raw Milk). They will then cross the Pennsylvania/Maryland border and will drive to the FDA headquarters in Silver Spring […]
Posted in Ingredients, Seasonal on Oct 12th, 2011
Autumn brings out the pumpkin lover in me. Pumpkin is such a versatile vegetable, it’s able to work within both sweet and savory dishes. Truth be told I had never liked canned pumpkin, but finally gathered up my courage to bring home a fresh pumpkin last year. It was an amazing revelation. If you’ve never […]
Posted in Personal Story, Preserving, Seasonal on Oct 5th, 2011
I’m a freely admitted control freak. Not in every way, but in a very important way. I want to know and control where my food comes from. The more I learn about the food industry and what they actually sell as “food”, the less and less I choose to spend my food dollars there. About […]
