From the monthly archives: May 2010
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Samovar is a tea company with a growing online store and three tea lounges in San Francisco. They are dedicated to promoting a healthier tea lifestyle with their mission to simply “practice [...]
Continue Reading →There’s something about the first couple days of heat that always gets to me. Even though summer hasn’t officially begun, it’s been unseasonably hot here in Missouri. After sweating all day on the farm, I come home feeling worn out and dehydrated.
The one thing that really helps me adjust to summer temperatures [...]
Continue Reading →Organic Monitor, a group that follows organic sales in Europe, recently reported a 13% drop in organic food sales last year. Smaller but significant drops were seen elsewhere in Europe. This group attributes much of this to the economic turn-down, but also to some consumer confusion. “Whilst consumers [...]
Continue Reading →The days of grilling, picnics, and just sitting around on the patio with a giant frozen margarita are upon us. I’ve got the old standards that I bring to gatherings and that I serve to my family. This year, though, I’d like to go a little beyond the same old pineapple salsa and pico de [...]
Continue Reading →Last week, Heather talked about ketchup makers revamping their recipes to cut out he high fructose corn syrup. Just the other day, I was at the grocery store with my sister-in-law when there it was on the shelf!
It looks like not just Heinz and Hunts are jumping on the real sugar [...]
Continue Reading →Reader Lisa had a great question about eating vegan:
I have a vegetarian friend and she told me she doesn’t eat jello or gummy bears because some gelatin is made from bone marrow. Is there a vegan friendly alternative?
Sounds a little bit gross, but it’s true. According to Fit Sugar, gelatin [...]
Continue Reading →Like the oyster mushrooms I wrote about in my last post, Chicken of the Woods is another great wild mushroom species for beginning foragers. It’s relatively easy to identify, and has no poisonous look-alikes.
What’s more, Chicken of the Woods has the texture and taste of real chicken, making [...]
Continue Reading →Samovar is a tea shop with several locations in the San Francisco area and an online store. Their mission is to help folks to help relax, connect, and slow down with tea. They source their tea by connecting with “very small, artisan families around the world.” The result is tea that is not only [...]
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