Eleven years ago Laurie and I returned from Eritrea, Africa. While there, any morning we could follow our noses to a bakery. Getting fresh warm whole-wheat rolls wasn’t anything special. It was ordinary and expected. Upon returning to the States,… Continue Reading
COOKED: A NATURAL HISTORY OF TRANSFORMATION, author Michael Pollan, (Penguin Press: New York, 2013). Dig This … COOKED is another good read. Michael Pollan has become a champion of the food movement. Some of my other heroes include Wendell Berry, Barbara Kingsolver,… Continue Reading
In my last piece, “The Future is Exciting,” I started a couple of lists, inviting you to add your ideas about what’s wrong with our society and what should be done to make a better life for our grandkids. So,… Continue Reading
Interesting concept: Food as medicine. I want to be healthy. I talk to people about nutrition. I read about nutrition. I watch DVDs about nutrition. Some foods just make me happy. I look at them and I feel good, like… Continue Reading
With all of the current problems and future possibilities we face, these are exciting times. Ironically, it’s also a time to be concerned with our survival. It’s more than just preserving our comfortable lifestyle; it’s human survival that’s at stake. … Continue Reading
So I asked my students the other day if they agreed with this statement: “We may be living in an ‘information age’ with ‘information overload’” but we are really “living in an age of ‘information scarcity’”—according to Thom Hartmann, anyway. I asked… Continue Reading
My food worries have increased. I could take sedatives, but I’m trying another tactic: writing about some of my food dreams. I’ve been chasing my food dreams since 1973, starting in French Gulch with a big garden that fed about… Continue Reading
We started “Dig This!” several years ago, focusing on food and gardens. Then we stopped the column, and now we are resurrecting “Dig This!” with adding two authors as well as broadening the scope of topics. We do believe that sustainability… Continue Reading
The folks at the Community Teaching Garden have done it. They transformed the training ground for heavy equipment operators at Shasta College into a beautifully productive garden within two years. From hard packed clay into dark organic soil, it took… Continue Reading
Q. It’s summer time; so how can you tell if a Reddingite has no friends? A. She’s in the store buying zucchini. Tee hee. Really, though, it’s not a laughing matter if your neighbors and friends are gardeners and their… Continue Reading
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