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One Local Summer: week #5
After reading about Melinda’s amazing pancakes over on Green Bean’s blog I’m thinking that I need to make a move away from salads! Wow, that looked delicious. Anyways, my meal this w… more »
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One Local Summer: week #5
ruralaspirations wrote 1 day ago: After reading about Melinda’s amazing pancakes over on Green Bean’s blog I’m think … more »
One Local Summer: week #4
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ruralaspirations wrote 1 week ago: As part of our desire for a more sustainable diet we don’t eat much meat. We’ll have … more »
One Local Summer: week #3
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ruralaspirations wrote 2 weeks ago: I have to start off by saying that I did not take this photo. My local meal this week was so yummy … more »
Veggie Tales: sharing the harvest
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ruralaspirations wrote 2 weeks ago: Heading out to check on my garden is a daily activity I do more out of enjoyment than necessity. Mel … more »
One Local Summer: meal #1
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ruralaspirations wrote 3 weeks ago: I am sitting here with a very full belly and feeling very proud of myself right now, having just co … more »
Excuses served with Cheese
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ruralaspirations wrote 3 weeks ago: Sorry to have disappeared on you for a while there. This past weekend we went to Vernon, BC to visit … more »
Veggie Tales: troubleshooting
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ruralaspirations wrote 1 month ago: I’ve been enjoying fresh salads and chard for a while now, as well as adding fresh green onion … more »
Veggie Tales: eating food, mostly plants
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ruralaspirations wrote 1 month ago: The title of this post is a hat tip to Michael Pollan, who has become a personal hero of mine for li … more »
Book Reviews
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ruralaspirations wrote 1 month ago: So we’re halfway through May and I’ve been reading voraciously. While I will be adding t … more »
"Mary had a little lamb . . . but I ate it."
atamian wrote 1 month ago: For Mother’s Day Mr. A and I decided to do something we’ve been wanting to do for awhile … more »
Veggie Tales: a steep hike up the learning curve
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ruralaspirations wrote 1 month ago: This vegetable gardening stuff is harder than I thought. It doesn’t help that I’m such a … more »
Veggie Tales - FIRST HARVEST!
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ruralaspirations wrote 2 months ago: On Sunday I ventured into my garden and plucked the very first fruit of my labour from the soil … more »
Veggie Tales - okay...now what do I do?
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ruralaspirations wrote 2 months ago: In my last installment of Veggie Tales I described some of the learning I was being forced to take i … more »
World Food Crisis: say NO to more GMO
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ruralaspirations wrote 2 months ago: Lately on the news (I get mine almost exclusively from our public radio station) I’ve been hea … more »
You are what you eat, and so is a carrot.
ruralaspirations wrote 2 months ago: In my last post I showed you a photo of carrot seeds in the palm of my hand. After I’d poured … more »
Veggie Tales - garlic woes and salad joy
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ruralaspirations wrote 2 months ago: This past Saturday was a beautifully hot and sunny day. Like millions of gardeners before me, I cele … more »
One Local Day
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ruralaspirations wrote 2 months ago: My trip to the farmer’s market today was wonderful! Our region had been waiting for this day a … more »
Farmer's Market Joy
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ruralaspirations wrote 2 months ago: With my growing desire to Know My Food, I’ve been yearning for a real farmer’s market. I … more »
Veggie Tales - whole lotta sproutin' going on
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ruralaspirations wrote 3 months ago: It’s rather chilly today, which belies the fact that spring is here and things are stirring in … more »
