Good things are growing in San Diego these days. Like this amazing organization that has sprung onto the scene: Victory Gardens San Diego.
I’m incredibly excited about what VGSD is doing. First, the organization is actually a collaboration of over a dozen local groups who kind of banded together to make things happen when they realized [...]
Blind Lady + Victory Gardens = Blind Victory?
Bike to Work Day is May 15
That’s just over 10 days to plan your route, inflate your tires, and take a few practice laps around the neighborhood. When you’re ready, register here to count your commuting miles toward the event total. Find maps and more on the Bike to Work Day website.
My First Garden Child
I don’t know what it feels like to give birth, but I really think it’s gotta feel something like this.
THIS beet …
…came from MY garden. I’m so proud!
You can’t really tell the size from that photo. But it’s huge!
Here it is next to some La Milpa beets.
I can’t believe I am even able to compare [...]
Slow Food Nation Videos Online!
I have to say, the one major disappointment I had during the Slow Food Nation event over Labor Day weekend was that they were not broadcasting the sold-out panel discussions via webcast. Good, clean, fair food for all is a noble goal, but when your “for all” goal and your “for X-number of ticket holders” [...]
Virtual Slow Food Nation: Day 1
Slow Food Nation is taking place this weekend in San Francisco, an event that is expected to attract 50,000 people who are concerned with a good, clean, and fair food system. After a bit of debate, I decided I couldn’t justify heading up to SF for the weekend, but also decided that a lack of [...]
One Local Summer Week # 3: Grouper!
Ah, me and OLS–there’s always a reason for me to get behind. While busy weekends have kept me from posting, they haven’t kept me from eating delicious local meals. Here’s my meal from OLS week 3 which was easily my favorite meal of the summer so far.
This week I stopped by the World Famous Smoked [...]
Polito Farms featured in LA Times
This time of year, I’m seriously addicted to citrus. I have been downing Satsuma tangerines and Valencia oranges from Polito Family Farms by the pound (I’m actually eating one now as I type). And it looks like I’m not alone–the LA Times food section this week has a nice feature on Bob Polito. Check it [...]
Green Resolutions
Treehugger posts an interesting list of survey statistics regarding so-called “green” new years resolutions. Are you among the eco-savvy?
Local, East Coast Style
The very first time I waxed poetic about eating locally, I got a response along the lines of: “You’re so lucky you can do that. You live in California.” It was the middle of winter, and I’m sure the person who said that pictured idyllic gardens and 70-degree days.
I had to admit Southern California [...]
How to green your grapes
This came as a surprise to me, but if you live east of Ohio, you should be drinking French wine.
A study recently published by the American Association of Wine Economists
http://drvino.com/2007/10/30/calculating-the-carbon-footprint-of-wine-my-research-findings/