Well, in truth, with all this unseasonal (and freaky but beautiful) warmth, we’re sort of simultaneously in hunger moon and sap moon right now.  A little tired of the same root veggies perhaps, but when I think about the fact that usually this was the starving time – when winter supplies have run low, but ...
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Guilt is such a funny thing.  Sometimes it seems as though we can get ahead only by feeling guilty, trying to work harder, and trying to control our world more.  And then, driven to the breaking point, we break a little, and in doing so, we relax our white-knuckled grip.  Instead of our world spinning ...
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Here’s the menu this week, folks, and a recipe soon to come!
In no particular order . . .
* Roasted Beet Salad with Hazelnuts
* Rye Grits with Bacon and Potatoes (*if* our meat share has any bacon in it!  from Whole Grains Every Way, Every Day by Lorna Sass)
* Farmer’s Cabbage Mushroom Pie (from The Farmer ...
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Oh, Monday.  The most maligned day.  At our house, I have been thinking a lot about the rhythm of our day and week.  In December and January, the fledgling rhythm I had started last fall crumbled under the weight of the grain processing and distribution, and then our trip . . . but now, I ...
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Hope you’re enjoying the weekend, folks.  Here, I’m trying to get over a serious case of the crankies (seems to be making the rounds at our house – hmmm.)
We are . . .
sending out some love to family and friends (and you too – Happy Valentine’s Day!)

Loving this book, which arrived from the library just ...
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It’s recipe time folks.  Now that most of you who are shareholders have your shares in your kitchens (yay!), I’ll definitely be making more effort to share grain and bean recipes here.  Today, I want to first point you back to this baked beans recipe, which I really recommend for those of you who got ...
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” I recently saw a video recorded secretly by a Humane Society investigator . . .that sparked the country’s largest-ever beef recall . . . as part of the USDA inspection process, cows must be able to walk under their own steam to slaughter as a precaution against their having, for example, mad cow disease ...
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Ok folks, for a refreshing change of pace let’s talk about food, shall we?  Excellent.
I’ve been diving into our grains and beans, and am really excited to share so many recipes with you over the coming months!  First up, the pudding with totally politically incorrect name  – Indian Pudding.  Call it Corn Maple Pudding if ...
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The drive to Montreal:
Last year – lots of screaming, by everyone.
This year – no screaming (phew!). Ben driving, beat-boxing and jiggling his entire body to try and stay awake. Me in the back seat, hunched over to nurse Ella in her car seat until she blessedly falls asleep. She wakes up just ...
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Grateful that even though I rarely make it to a yoga class these days, I sometimes get to practice with my favorite partner.
Grateful and excited about some upcoming menu additions at Wheatberry.
I’m grateful that Ella has returned to a normal sleeping schedule (and grateful to have survived, mostly gracefully, a week of 11 pm bedtimes ...
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