I'm a mama. A sustainable food activist. A former Peace Corps volunteer. Even a once-upon-a-time member of Corporate America. More recently, I taught myself to cook, so I could do something with all of those gorgeous greens I find at the farmer's market. When I'm not here, you'll find me hanging around the Cleaner Plate Club (http://cleanerplateclub.wordpress.com).
Last week, I posted about my love for wild salmon, which is as pure and whole as love gets. The day after I posted — the very next day! — there was some sobering news from the West Coast: wild chinook salmon that run upstream in the Sacramento River are vanishing without a trace. Vanishing. …
Fish makes me happy. It always has. My love for fish has always been deep and pure — so much that mother once wondered aloud if I might be part seal. And a good piece of salmon makes our me very, very happy indeed. That’s no exaggeration; salmon does, indeed, relieve depression and stress. Beyond, …
Last week, my daughter and I visited a book store, and I noticed a book that I wanted to show her. “Come here, honey, look at this,” I said. She rolled her eyes, ever-so-slightly. At six, she’s already learning that there’s a potential lesson in everything…and that sometimes Mommy goes overboard in trying to teach …
Hungry Planet: Showing a Child What Hunger Isn’t…and Is Read More 👉
Um. Look I don’t want to be an alarmist or anything. But. Um. See, I’ve got kids? And, see…they’re kind of…energetic enough? I mean really, truly. Spend five seconds in my house and you will see: they are doing just fine bouncing off the walls of their own accord. So, I’ll thank the world for …
I’ll say it: I like local food. I tend to choose it whenever I can find it, and whenever I can afford it. I’ll say something else, as well: I don’t just eat local foods. I’m extremely fortunate, as my corner of the world (Southern Vermont) offers an agricultural bounty unknown to many parts of …
I’m not a foodie. At least I’ve never been one before. I was always a soda-guzzler, a nugget-snarfer, a fan of Lean Cuisine frozen dinners. But then I started reading about food. Fast Food Nation, Food Politics, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, the Ethicurean… What I read frightened me. It scared my pants right off (figuratively, that …
