Collecting My Thoughts

Carrot juice fresh beets from farmers’ market strawberries (also farmers’ market, locally grown) banana mango slices (frozen) This...

Back from the Farmer's Market. I've already steamed and eaten the beet tops. I'm always surprised that so many people don't ...

USDA is heavily involved in “natural” and “organic” farming  (certification, regulation, promotion, collecting economic data, lending, etc.)...

Tuesday and Friday--haven't seen this year's merchants yet. Love the veggies, but despite rising prices caused by fuel costs, U.S. ...

I've subscribed to the University of Nebraska at Lincoln Food Reflections for about 15 years, and always enjoy Alice Hennemen's arti...

Week two at Lakeside This morning we're supposed to have a bird walk, but it's very cloudy and cool. This is one of five purple mart...

Remembering the taste of an egg It goes way back. We had chickens when we lived on Hannah Ave. in Mt. Morris. Mom use to say, without a sm...

Farmer's Market Returns Nothing tastes quite as good--fresh from the garden. This cost me $16.00. The beets are a 2-fer--I cooked and ha...

Lakeside 2008 What’s going on in Week 10 We’re in the final week. June was rainy in northern Ohio--but we were in Italy. July and August ...

Italy, Saturday Day 11, Orvieto We had a free day to explore the city before we boarded the bus to drive to Rome for the flight home on Su...