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Just found this buried in an old file. So cute:

I’m getting excited about movie night this week because by Friday I should have my advance copy of Food Fight, a documentary about agricultural policy and food culture in the 20th Century. I expect we’ll see Michael Pollan and Alice Waters front and center in the film, but I won’t know until I watch it.Continue reading “Ready for a Food Fight?”

Still no word from the FFA. I sent the national organization an e-mail noting the exchange that 4-H Champ and family had with FFA conventioners this past weekend. I had hoped for at least a form message telling me that FFA still accomplishes its goals with an underlying agriculture teachings. No such luck. Meanwhile, I’veContinue reading “Farming Future Secure With These Young Innovators”

I received this curious dispatch today from 4-H Champ, who’s been enjoying a fall trip with family through the Hoosier state. While touring, they witnessed a blue-jacket invasion, some 53,000 Future Farmers of America in Indy for their national convention. But is the FFA even about farming these days? Or are members shunning their agContinue reading “FFA Not Into Farming Anymore? What's Up With That?”

So if my canning class falls through because not enough folks register by Sunday, I’m looking at an alternate activity this fall. On Nov. 8, at the Wellington Avenue United Church of Christ, there’s going to be a class on…hold your breath…backyard chicken management. I could hardly contain myself when I saw the note onContinue reading “Urban Ag Backup Plan”

This is for Chase…and because I’m feeling too icky to blog anything else. Espanola Butternut Squash Soup Extra virgin olive oil1 Medium Butternut Squash, peeled and chopped1 large sweet onion, chopped2 large carrots, sliced into small pieces1 stick of salted butter1/2 cup white winepinch of sagepinch of herbes de Provence1-1/2 tablespoon salt1 heaping tablespoon NewContinue reading “Here's the Soup Recipe”

Bad news. My canning class for the first weekend in November is in danger of cancellation. Apparently there just isn’t a ton of interest in pickles & chutneys. Me, on the other hand, I couldn’t wait and have already been stocking up on chutneys when I find them. They’re fantastic for marinades and to kickContinue reading “Fall Canning Class in Danger”

Agriculture Online is sponsoring a photo contest as a way to promote its new social network. Yes, a social network for farmers: Farmers for the Future. It’s pretty new. It would have to be if I’m Member No. 26…as if I need to develop one more online profile. It’s yet another Ning community, but IContinue reading “Farmgirls: Ready. Aim. Shoot!”

The good thing about insomnia is that it gives me time to catch up on blog posts and small farming websites that I’ve neglected. While tooling around, I realized I missed an entire section of the NYT’s Magazine devoted to “Food Fighters” earlier this month. The Food Fighters featured in a slide show include oneContinue reading “What's in Your Fridge? 'Food Fighters' Bare All”

Even on day two, my Española Butternut Squash is, if I may say so myself, excellent. I couldn’t find a recipe I liked after my butternut purchase at the farmers market this weekend, so I decided to enter uncharted territory…at least for me. The recipes calling for fennel and the like didn’t seem appealing. Instead,Continue reading “Test Kitchen Success: Spicy Butternut Squash Soup”