China, Britain, and the Poppy

January 15, 2018

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For shits and giggles, let’s say that I, hypothetically of course, lived on a farm, a peach farm to be exact. I’ve picked all of my peaches and counted out the ones that I would need for canning. After I’ve done my counting I have two bushels of peaches left that I do not need.… Read More China, Britain, and the Poppy

— Fermented Foods —

The indifference to an always has been, but shouldn’t be, humble liquid.

October 27, 2017

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I’m indifferent. I guess that is the best word I have, and, surely, it can be argued that this is the worst type of being. To have no passion, no hate, no love, no opinion of one thing or another. To simply be uninterested, so much so, that you care not to know. Actually, there… Read More The indifference to an always has been, but shouldn’t be, humble liquid.

— Greens —

The Ironic Nostalgia for Iceberg Lettuce

August 30, 2017

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“I appreciate camping, but that doesn’t mean I like it.” A couple of weeks ago, as we struck down our tent in Fjord-du-Saguenay National Park just off of the St. Lawrence river in Quebec those words could not possibly hold more truth for me. To be fully enveloped in nature, to feel the wind rush… Read More The Ironic Nostalgia for Iceberg Lettuce

— Herbs —

Basil, Language, & A Myth or Two

June 30, 2017

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Once upon a time there was a farmer whose name was Rod. Rod was a pilot who also happened to be an organic farmer. He grew 100% grass fed beef, pastured pork, chickens and eggs, greenhouse tomatoes and cucumbers, and basil. Oh, and satisfying delicious flax cookies. At the Regina Farmer’s Market, which during the… Read More Basil, Language, & A Myth or Two

— Seafood —

Seaweed: A Complicated Relationship You Didn’t Know You Had

May 15, 2017

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I had once gone to a wedding in upstate New York. After the ceremony, a dance, and the presentation of food, it was time for the speeches. The best man stood up and went to the microphone to say a little something about the groom,his brother. What he said, which I thought was poignant at… Read More Seaweed: A Complicated Relationship You Didn’t Know You Had