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!
Category Archives: Food
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 →