Is it really March? Does that mean the snow might melt off sometime?? There are only twenty days until spring and I am itching for the seasons to change. Monday – Loaded baked sweet potatoes Tuesday – dinner at Columbus Home & Garden Show or nachos at home Wednesday – spaghetti and meatballs (bison! ...
Read more →This week we cooked two black bean dishes at the Kids Cook class. Beans of all kinds are high in fiber and protein. The following two recipes are easy for kids to make and enjoy! Black Bean Salsa 1 avacado, chopped into half inch pieces 1 green onion, chopped 1 red pepper, chopped into...
Read more →I recently spoke at the Ohio Ecological Food and Farming Association (OEFFA) on the topic of Urban Gardening. Approximately fifty attendees discussed their urban gardening challenges and together we brainstormed solutions. I transformed my handout for the workshop into a guest post for Kimberly Hartke, writer of Hartke is Online and publicist for the...
Read more →When I was twelve, my family hosted a Japanese girl named Megumi for one month during the summer through the Ohio 4-H International Program. Hosting challenged us all to communicate differently, show off our community, and open our hearts to new relationships. We learned so much about ourselves and had so much fun that...
Read more →“We live in an amazing country where it’s perfectly legal to feed your kids twinkies, hoho cakes, and mountain dew, but raw milk, that’s dangerous.” So began Joel Salatin’s Saturday keynote address to the Ohio Ecological Food and Farming Association annual conference on February 13, 2010. I attended the talk. The writing below is...
Read more →We’re switching things up a little bit here because Lil wanted to do a video yesterday afternoon. Here she is to tell you about our Mindful Menu of the week! Monday – Lil is eating with my Mom, Alex and I are FEASTing at Haiku. Perhaps I’ll earn a $1000 grant for a play...
Read more →From February 27 – March 7, the Ohio Expo Center will host the 2010 Central Ohio Home & Garden Show. With an Art in Bloom theme, the show will feature living landscapes, works of art, and appearances by home and garden celebrities. Mary Alice Yeskey and Geof Manthorne of Ace of Cakes, Jamie...
Read more →Tuesday night I cooked the best beans and rice ever. I’m sure it’s the best because I grew the beans, picked the beans, dried the beans, and finally cooked them. Do you know how many fresh beans it takes to make a cup of dried beans? Now I do and it’s a LOT. I...
Read more →You know that I love playing with food. I recently submitted a grant proposal to the Couchfire Collective FEAST program. I want to hold a day long open workshop for all ages where we create art with our food (and then eat it!). Instead of a stodgy review process, the $1000 grant winner will...
Read more →Location is the next consideration for gardens after motivation and plant selection. The ideal location will have 6 – 8 hours of sunlight a day, access to rain barrel or hose water, and convenience to the kitchen. In less than ideal locations or apartment dwellings, look for sunny spots where you can locate movable...
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