No GMO Food Fight

IT’S TIME FOR A FOOD FIGHT from NO GMO on Vimeo.   Recently, I missed out on an opportunity to attend a local debate on GMOs, a topic which naturally evokes strong feelings, but about which I realize I’m weak on concrete data and specifics. Ironically, the reason I had to pass on the event was, my blog and writing website were hacked (OK, I can’t flatter myself …Wordpress,  specifically any site...

Quick Post: Berry Pretty, Longer

I had one of those mini-epiphanies the other day, the kind when something so seemingly obvious dawns on you in a new way, washing you over with an overblown sense of your prior obliviousness.  Doing a quick clean of the fridge, it suddenly made sense why berries are packaged in those flimsy clamshell containers with holes; it’s an effort to secure ventilation so the produce inside keeps better until purchased. You...

Guess What This Is?

It’s leftovers! OK, that announcement’s probably totally devoid of any shock value, given my current weakness in both presentation and photography (due to change at least mildly in 2011, however, if I’m successful in that particular resolution). It looks like a blasé fruit and yogurt parfait, doesn’t it? But actually, it’s more elegant than that, at least I thought so. I’m calling it a...

Chestnuts Roasting…Grilling or Boiling

It’s that time of year, and while most pragmatists will shake their heads semi-woefully at how quickly the deluge of carols, ribbons, and wreathes floods post Halloween, I can’t help but plunge head first into all of it, most of the time. Holiday nostalgia never fails to brighten and sharpen a torrent of childhood memories, the simplest carrying with them clouds of unexpected comfort. This year I’ve been...

Resource: All-natural Authenticity, Rocky Plains L...

Today Dave and I found an incredible local foods supplier that is also an invaluable reminder to be ever diligent in our scrutiny of  food purchases. It’s a sorry state, but the truth is that today we cannot afford complacent trust in potentially misleading labels, even those so wholesome seeming as natural, and even organic.  For my Colorado friends, this same farm store is also a genuine gem of a resource, one...

Quick post: Inflation Frustration= More Motivation...

The National Inflation Association is an organization that believes the largest financial crisis is yet to come, and is dedicated to preparing Americans for hyperinflation, aiming to help people survive and even prosper in the difficult times ahead. Taking such a stance, it’s no surprise that press releases from the NIA are of a sobering bent. For instance, a recent warning notes how while disaster looms, our population...