cultivating a sustainable life
This week’s local meal was a fun one. I saw a recipe for Mini Portobello Burgers in the current issue of Country Living magazine, and while I was at the farmer’s market on Saturday I just happened to spy a box of baby portobello mushrooms …
This week’s post is a little late I’m afraid, but it’s still very fresh in my mind (and belly)! (Edited to add that after going to everyone else’s blogs, it turns out that I’m actually a little bit early in my posting – not sure …
Well the wheels are finally in motion as far as building our house goes. We’ve been dickering over price for the past couple of weeks, but we finally came to an agreement and have signed a contract, so we’re committed now! After feeling like we’ve …
So far, my local meals seem to be comprised of left-overs thrown together for a last minute supper.This week I used a couple of BC grown baked potatoes that I had sitting in the fridge (the kids and I often have them for a quick …
Phelan was asking how everyone’s gardens were doing, so I thought I’d share a photo of the state of things in our back yard right now. The potatoes and peas (in the foreground) are doing well, and we’ve got lots of carrots, broccoli, spinach, kale, …
It has been an incredibly wet June in this corner of the globe. We’ve had rain on 18 of the past 25 days, and I’m starting to worry about the welfare of my poor tomatoes, eggplants and peppers. It’s been downright cold in the evenings, …
