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HOMEGROWN Road Trip Part 5: Seattle
We rolled into Seattle after tearing ourselves away from wonderful Portland, and – thanks to the most generous 10-year-old in all of Washington state – enjoyed a real bed to sleep in for a couple of...
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Harriet has combed through all of the comments on the Preserving with Friends DVD giveaway post, and has made her decision. Here’s what she has to say about your contributions: After reading all these...
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Cookbook review and recipe: Can it, Bottle it, Smoke it!
Karen Solomon is one of those instantly likeable people. She’s fun, bright, wears funky clothes, and can teach anyone a thing or two about enjoying food to the fullest. She has participated in The...
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HOMEGROWN Book Review: “Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat” by Hal Herzog
Contributed by HOMEGROWNer Aliza Ess. It’s so easy to open a tin of cat food… but could you feed a live kitten to a snake? This one of the many moral conundrums Hal Herzog discusses in his new book,...
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A Bowl Of Local Wisdom: The Cleaner Plate Club
Originally posted on the Basic Country Skills blog at Mother Earth News. By Beth Bader, co-author of The Cleaner Plate Club, Storey Publishing. When my little girl and I head to the farmers market, we...
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A Review (and giveaway!): Artisan Cheese Making at Home, by Mary Karlin
Photo courtesy of Artisan Cheese Making at Home, 2011 If you’re just dipping your toes into the art of cheese making, or if you have some experience under your belt, Artisan Cheese Making at Home by...
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HOMEGROWN Book Review: “Farm Anatomy” by Julia Rothman
Should fresh eggs sink or float when placed in water? How many square feet are in an acre? Can you identify the anatomy of a corn stalk? Find out these answers and more in Julia Rothman’s book Farm...
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Book Review: Tiny Homes: Simple Shelter: Scaling Back In The 21st Century
Much like this web site, Tiny Homes, Simple Shelter is a compilation of like-minded people’s stories. The common thread that weaves between the stories is the builders’ immense pride of place, a drive...
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Dinner Discussion: Spring Foraged Dinner and Pickled Knotweed
I’ve been meaning to share about a magical evening that I had a couple of weeks ago, and am just now getting around to it. I was invited to a Dinner Discussion hosted by Leif Hedendal and attended by...
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The Greenhorns: “How Not To Buy A Farm”
We’re thrilled to finally have our hands on “Greenhorns: The Next Generation of American Farmers,” a new book by our friends, The Greenhorns. Editors (and fellow Greenhorns) Severine Von Tscharner...
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Novella Carpenter’s “Why I Eat Meat” Essay For The Ethicist
You’ve probably heard about the avalanche of submissions that the New York Times received for its essay contest, which presented the query: “Tell us why it’s ethical to eat meat.” A provocative...
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The 2012 HOMEGROWN Holiday Gift Guide
As the cacophony of consumerism clangs around us, let’s take a moment to consider gifts with meaning—those that come from our hands, our hearts, and our local communities. Here it is, folks: the...
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HOMEGROWN Life: Thanks, E. B. White
A friend gave me a copy of Down East magazine back before Christmas with a page earmarked. “You’ll die laughing,” she warned me. Turns out, it was a reprint of E. B. White’s “Memorandum,” from One...
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Book Review: Ben Falk’s ‘The Resilient Farm and Homestead’
Ben Falk’s The Resilient Farm and Homestead: An Innovative Permaculture and Whole Systems Design Approach (available now from Chelsea Green Publishing) is packed with practical information for the...
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HOMEGROWN Life: Working On (and Off) the Farm
I’ve been rereading a book lately that I hadn’t picked up in a few years. It’s called Fields Without Dreams, by Victor Davis Hanson. This 20-year-old book is worth a read. It makes you think—perhaps...
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HOMEGROWN Life: Raising Romeo, a Love Story
I love how just walking into a barn can be inspiring. “What?!” you might respond. You may have to be a farmer to understand what I mean, but my guess is anyone who loves his or her job sees...
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