I love Marion Nestle’s “Food Politics” Blog. She is a Paulette Goddard Professor, of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, at New York University, which she chaired from 1988-2003 and from which she officially retired in September 2017. It is well worth it to listen to and read her thought-provoking interviews about the politics involved in food….
Category: locally sourced food, grow your own
Introducing Our ‘Garden Surplus to Table’ Program
Connecting Local Gardeners & Small-Scale Growers with their Community ~ Fostering Food Security & Access to Fresh Foods ~ Reducing Food Waste ~ Reducing Emissions Creating a Local Food Movement The greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even if on a small-scale, in our own gardens. If only 10 percent of us do…
Our First Farm Season
It has been a long while since my last blog. We moved to our new property in August 2017 and have been busy unpacking, landscaping, planting herbs and berry bushes, building garden beds as well as expanding the gardens. Our farm stand is now open on the weekends where we sell seasonal produce including culinary and…
Urban Garden Harvest ~ Early June
It is early June and here are some of the delicious vegetables coming out of our urban garden. Our first harvest included Cherry Belle Radishes, lettuce, spinach and all kinds of herbs including dill, cilantro, parsley, lemon balm, bergamot, lemon verbena, marjoram, thyme, oregano, holy basil, and rosemary. The kids enjoyed harvesting the radishes, big…
Good Health Outcomes Start with Access to Good Food
“As there is enough food in the world, hunger is a result of political decisions. Food insecurity results from ineffective policies (social, agricultural, economic and health) at local, national and global levels and from decisions which do not consider the elimination of poverty, hunger, and food insecurity, and the development of sustainable food systems to…
Inspirational Tuesday ~ Talking on the Radio About My Experience with Food Insecurity
Listen to the show…click here I am so grateful to Dr. Theresa Nicassio for having me back on her Radio Show to talk about a subject that I am so passionate about: Food Insecurity – not knowing where your next meal will come from due to financial constraint. Last time I was on the show,…
Inspirational Tuesday ~ The Very Invisible Food System
“As there is enough food in the world, hunger is a result of political decisions. Food insecurity results from ineffective policies (social, agricultural, economic and health) at local, national and global levels and from decisions which do not consider the elimination of poverty, hunger, and food insecurity , and the development of sustainable food systems…
Creating The Future And Justice for All…
Rather than fighting the world we reject, let’s use our knowledge, skills, insights, principle and techniques to create the world we do want. ~Bill Mollison Hello and Happy New Year to Everyone. I want to start the New Year with gratitude. Last year was my first year blogging and I am very thankful…
Be A Part of the ‘Re-Generation’ – Inspiring Examples of Urban Agriculture Today
“Example isn’t another way to teach, it IS the way to teach.” ~Albert Einstein~ Urban agriculture, urban farming or urban gardening, according to Wikipedia, is the practice of cultivating, processing, and distributing food in or around a village, town, or city. Urban agriculture can also involve animal husbandry, aquaculture, agroforestry, urban beekeeping, and horticulture. Urban…
Better Yield Next Time? Start Planning a ‘Grow-Your-Own Food’ Project Now
Happy December Everyone! With the New Year just around the bend and a new growing season to plan, I am so excited to flip through some beautiful seed catalogs I recently received in the mail (online and paper). Inspiration abounds in the beautifully photographed pages. It summons the taste and smell of homegrown food that…
Feeding the Local Community: Guest Blog by Archie McNab, Farmer & Entrepreneur
It is an honour to have Archie McNab write a guest blog post for Recipes of My Home. One of the reasons we moved to Vancouver Island was to have access to fresh produce and farm stands. I have been buying food from his Farm Stand in Yellow Point on Vancouver Island since we first…
