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{edible gifts} Escaping Christmas-time Consumerism w/ Apple Chutney
I have tremendously mixed feelings about the gift-giving aspect of Christmas. Despite my outspoken criticism of the advertisement-driven culture of Christmas, I find myself purchasing gifts for family...
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{New Year} Projects to Keep Me on My Toes!
I started this food group and blog to give me something tangible and productive outside of my work & family while also being relevant in my day-to-day life and feeding my passion of all things...
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{Dark Days & GIVEAWAY} Week 6
Editor’s Note: This is our fourth installment of a 4 1/2 month challenge, Dark Days, taken up by 88 blogs spanning the country, to eat one meal a week as local, sustainable, ethical and organic as...
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{how you do it} NOW is the Time to Plan Your Garden
Editor’s Note: Please enjoy Dianna’s third installment of her monthly {How You Do It} series. Don’t miss this extremely informative post on planning a ‘tomato sauce’ garden through the eyes of the...
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{weekend reading} NATIONAL EDITION
Due to our {unexpected} blog vacation last week, this edition will cover many news items, recipes, food projects and commentaries from the past two weeks… -Christina Ride Mama Ride?!! RIIIIIIIDE...
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{weekend reading} NATIONAL EDITION
NEWS I’m gonna start with the only really “big” food story of the week; the UN report that I mentioned yesterday that states that the myth that only Big AG can feed the world is bullocks. The UN Right...
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{recap} Power to the Boil 2011
Editor’s Note: I’m pleased to announce that Dianna has her name in lights {finally} and that I’m not credited with her wonderful posts any longer. Dianna has her final post on the 2011 maple syruping...
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{FSC Community} DIY Projects 2011
{pine paneling from my childhood room = raised garden beds} We were so blown away by the insightful, inspiring and enthusiastic responses we got from our Hip Girl’s Guide to Homemaking book giveaway...
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{weekend project} Violet Jelly
O wind, where have you been, That you blow so sweet? Among the violets Which blossom at your feet - Christina (Georgina) Rossetti This Spring, I discovered that many of the “weeds” that grow in my...
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{giveaway recap} What Makes You Put Food in Jars?
Before we get to the winner… let’s recap some of the inspiring & enthusiastic answers to our giveaway question: What makes you put food in jars? Leah shares: “We’ve been canning (first timers) for...
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{diy projects} Quince Jelly & Membrillo
Quince is an interesting fruit – too tart and hard to eat raw, the fruit turns from green to golden yellow fruit when ripe and grows on small thorned trees. Quince is part of the pear, apple, and rose...
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{fsc book club} Assignment 2 Recap: Canned Things, Condiments, Spices & Spreads
The FSC Book Club is rocking! We’ve got 92 members signed up on Goodreads and are diving into homemade cookery and pantry staples as an awesome virtual group. For this assignment, we looked at Chapter...
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{giveaway winner} Put em UP! Fruit
We had 96 amazing answers to our request to tell us about your love for fruit: in jam, as soda syrup base, poached in wine, used on meat, in a salad, etc… A comment won someone a copy of Sherri Brooks...
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{FSC Book Club} Round 4 Selection & Giveaway!
We read, we cook, we chat. That is the FSC Book Club. Having successfully cooked our way through the third round of the FSC Book Club with Whole Grains for a New Generation, we are thrilled to announce...
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{FSC Book Club} Assignment 1 & 2 Recap
We read, we cook, we chat. That is the FSC Book Club. Can you believe it? We’ve already finished our first two assignments for Round 4 of the FSC Book Club. We are reading and and cooking our way...
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