Photos From The Farmer’s Market: Autumn 2011

October 2nd, 2011 - posted under: The Food » Food and Health

I can’t believe it’s been three whole months since I last posted FarMar pictures! So much changes over the course of the season: we’ve gone from asparagus and tender herbs and wild-harvested delicacies like fiddleheads and ramps . . . to the berry bonanza of an Oregon summer, amidst the arrival of enormous zucchinis and [...]

Here We Go MoFo: Willkommen to RAWK-toberfest!

October 1st, 2011 - posted under: The Food » Food and Health

Willkommen! Welcome to Vegan MoFo 2011, the 5th annual Vegan Month of Food! For all of October, the blogosphere will be blowing up as vegans and non-vegans alike participate in a creative celebration of plant-based cuisine. The point of MoFo is to post every. single. day. . . and I’m going to do my best, [...]

What’s Better Than The Farmer’s Market?

August 16th, 2011 - posted under: The Food » Food and Health

But of course, The Farm! A few weeks back Waits and I were invited along on a berry-picking adventure with another vegan family. I’d only been to a “u-pick” farm once before, many years ago, and so I was super excited to explore Bella Organics, one of the few organic u-pick farms in our area. [...]

My Joyful 3-Year Veganniversary

August 2nd, 2011 - posted under: The Food » Food and Health

Yesterday I celebrated 3 years of being veg*n. It’s hard to believe that something that means so much to me, that has so completely shaped the person that I am today, that is such an integral part of how I relate to the world, has only been a part of my life for 1095 days. [...]

I Heart Coconut – A Testimony, With Science!

July 14th, 2011 - posted under: The Food » Food and Health

Coconut diversity! From left to right: macaroons, young Thai coconut, fresh young coconut water, cultured coconut yogurt, blended coconut milk, dried shredded coconut “meat”, whole mature coconut. Did you know that coconuts are freaking fantastic? It’s true! They’re one of my absolute favorite foods, for two main reasons. First, their nutritional profile is outstanding and [...]