This is the time of year when the farm machines roll full-tilt out of winter hibernation. At least, that’s how Andrew Budgell speaks of it. Co-owner of Laughing Crow Organics, one of Pemberton’s small scale organic mixed vegetable farms, Budgell …
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Professional-Quality Ham and Pea Soup
I have experimented for quite a few years with ham and pea soup – switching out the green peas for yellow peas. The yellow peas never softened enough for a good soup and they varied a lot from brand to …
The Do Over
My favorite strip in the ol’ daily commute is in full bloom: Dogwood Row aka the false flat of Nairn Falls. When this magical time finally happens I know spring has officially arrived. These native beauties symbolizes this time of …
Dinner made easy – Chicken Divan
So my OH has been away, galavanting off to the UK and Spain, leaving me with the dog, and the chores, for just over a week on my own. (Don't get me wrong - it's been great catching up with …
The Biodynamic Farming Experience for the Celestially-Challenged, chapter 2
Hello and welcome to Chapter 2 of The Biodynamic Farming Experience for the Celestially-Challenged. It is a partly-formed, poorly-articulated and over-hyphenated chronical of a particular journey, which is not quite the right word because it suggests the presence of a …
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Ginger Chew cookies – Healthified!
These cookies are adapted from the Silver Palate Cookbook – a staple cookbook in the kitchens of my mother, aunt and gran in the 1980s. I have always loved their “molasses cookies” but in the past few years I have …
The Atypical, Unfair Economics of Farming.
Q : How do you make a million dollars farming? A: Start with 4 million! As far as business models go, none is as bizarre as farming. There are very few winning formulas. It's either large scale corporate agribusiness (which …
