December 1,2009 at 4:01 PM

A while back, I reported that I had received my new worm factory. Without the worms. They were scheduled to be delivered after a couple of days, but they were apparently lost in the mail. The vendor sent me another shipment, and we were in business! One week after the second box of worms came, [...]
Tags: vermicomposting
November 28,2009 at 11:50 AM
Witness for yourself how masterful butchers, experienced chefs and their helpers, use their craft and open-fire cooking techniques to transform these beautiful, sustainably raised animals into a memorable feast for the event participants; of course, accompanied by local wines and spirits without which we cannot really call it a feast, can we? As you watch [...]
Tags: famous chefs, Sustainability
November 14,2009 at 2:19 PM
After I started reading Nicolette Hahn Niman’s “Righteous Porkchop” and Michael Pollan’s “Omnivore’s Dilemma”, I started buying grass fed beef exclusively. The taste of the beef reminds me of eating meat back in the 50s where I grew up in Ohio, and there are a host of other benefits as well. I just saw this [...]
Tags: farm to table, Michael Pollan
October 19,2009 at 6:24 PM

We received our “Worm Factory” within a few days of ordering it from Home Composting Solutions for $110, including free shipping. I must say that I am pleasantly surprised at the good quality of both the materials and also the accompanying documentation. It took about 30 minutes to set it up, and now this [...]
Tags: compost, vermicomposting
October 16,2009 at 7:59 PM

A Terroir-ist’s Manifesto for Eating in Place by Dr. Paul Nabhan, Ph.D, Author of “Coming Home to Eat” Know where your food has come from through knowing those who produced it for you, from farmer to forager, rancher or fisher to earthworms building a deeper, richer soil, to the heirloom vegetable, the nitrogen-fixing legume, the [...]
Tags: farmer, locally grown, Sustainability
October 13,2009 at 3:25 PM

I attended a workshop this weekend on worm-farming, also known as vermicomposting, and just ordered our worm-farm. The reason I’m interested is because we have the space for a small garden but haven’t planted one yet, and it’s time. We’re tossing plant matter into the trash, and we could turn that garbage into fertilizer and [...]
Tags: compost, vermicomposting, worm farm
September 26,2009 at 7:57 PM

“The Omnivore’s Dilemma” is my current book. Although I’m only about half-way through, Michael Pollan’s book has helped changed forever the way I shop for food, the way I cook, and my understanding of the term “sustainability”. His research into the impact that our federal government subsidy of corn is having on our diets, our [...]
Tags: farm to table, Michael Pollan, Sustainability