Category Archives: Food

One Hundred Mile (Radius) Diet

Grassroots Ozark has an article on a One Hundred Mile Diet. There’s plenty of info on the web about shopping local. Urban Homestead counters with a One Hundred Foot Diet. In other words – grow it yourself!

Grocery Shopping

If you’re lucky enough to have an Aldi in your area, you can save some serious coin! We’ve switched to doing a majority of our commercial grocery shopping at Aldi and are probably saving an additional 30% off the grocery bill. There’s a few people … Read More

Sustainable Food

Jules Dervaes gives a lecture at UCLA earlier this year on Sustainable Food. One quote of his that I find totally intriguing: In our society, growing food yourself has become the most radical of acts. It is truly the only effective protest, one that can … Read More

“Walking Backwards, One Step At A Time”

This website is worth the read! No eco-drivel, just honest information and discovery. http://urbanhomestead.org/journal/

Edible Landscaping

I plan to do plenty of fruit trees and etc. up by the garden but it never dawned on me to do edible landscaping until reading another blog this morning. Having a central landscaping area near the house filled with edible plants and shrubs makes … Read More

Planting Heirloom Tomato Varieties

Jake Ludington (for the geeks – yes, that Jake Ludington) and his wife have a food blog called Daily Munch and I found a good post on planting heirlooms that’s worth a read. Hell the whole blog is worth a read! Great recipes and ideas … Read More

The 20 Healthiest Foods for Under $1

Since I know a couple readers here are also interested in cheap eats… Brie Cadman over at DivineCaroline has a great post on The 20 Healthiest Foods for Under $1. Of course #12 gets a thumbs up from me - 12. Beets Beets are my … Read More

Smoke House Plan

Smoke House PDF of the smoke house plan. Yes it’s an old plan, but why reinvent the wheel? This plan has worked for so many years I see no reason to change it.

Yum!

Sitting here thinking about BBQ tomorrow and drooling like some whacked out senior in an old folks home! We’ll be doing a 7lb shoulder (butt), a few pounds of lamb for my kosher brother and who knows what else. Maybe some grilled corn slathered in … Read More

Global food prices up 75% – Why?

Biofuels are the culprit according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian. The figure emphatically contradicts the US government’s claims that plant-derived fuels contribute less than 3% to food-price rises. It will add to pressure on governments in Washington and across Europe, … Read More

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