Howdy folks.  I’ve got a little bean who’s decided, suddenly, that she is a night owl – hence my late post!  Here’s our menu for the week – hope your week holds lots of nourishing goodness. * Oat Pilaf with Carrots and thyme, again (from Whole Grains Every Day, Every Way by Lorna Sass) * ...
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Hello everyone – hope your weekend was as warm and sunny as ours. It’s been so warm that Cole has his new coat, and looks all silvery white.  We planted peas, started more seeds, helped a wee friend celebrate her birthday, and built a chicken tractor (mostly).  Oh yes, and tried to rest. From last ...
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(This was too funny not to use – it’s a shot Ella took of me.) On Sunday we had friends and neighbors over for a Maple Sugaring Party, just in time before a week of rain!  There was a wonderful chill in the air, a great bonfire, yummy potluck dishes, and lots of little people ...
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Before we get started on the menu – we’re featured in a lovely article in The Atlantic about the revival of grain growing in New England – check it out here. * * * Well, apparently you, dear Readers, weren’t the only ones excited by me talking about Keller last week, because this mysteriously appeared ...
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Hello everyone – thank you so much for your kind words and wishes for us and Ella.  I really, deeply appreciate it.  I thought I’d do a little bit of gratitude today, with some photos of some of the things making me smile these days (I am feeling much better). And now, enough about me ...
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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 ...
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