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Just a quick Corn Diary entry to note that if I was participating in King Corn’s Corn Challenge, I wouldn’t have been able to take my daily multivitamin. Corn starch is among the listed mass of ingredients. Seriously, it might be easier to list the things I consume that aren’t touched by processed corn.

I wanted to post a photo of this beautiful Dixon, N.M.-made hot pad before it goes into full use and…well, likely, won’t be so photogenic. The pad is handmade and hand screened by Embudo Fabric Design. Thanks to our Mountain Farmgirl friend Thea for sharing. Anything you miss from Chicagoland that we can send yourContinue reading “A Hot Pot and Hot Spot for Artists”

The King Corn creators have my attention with their Corn Challenge. Curt and Ian are attempting to make it through the month of November without eating any processed corn products. Though some members of my family already think I’m there, I’m not quite “granola” enough to do it myself. Plus, corn is one of twoContinue reading “The Corn Challenge and VFG's Corn Diary”

We had a college friend in town tonight and since he’s not farm material, we didn’t even try to talk him into going to the King Corn screening in Chicago. Still, would have been cool to hear straight from filmmaker/farmer Ian Cheney, who along with his East Coast bud Curt Ellis, struck out for IowaContinue reading “DocuFarming…King Corn”

While browsing Etsy tonight, I discovered an apron that I may not be able to resist. This is way too cute. If I could get away with it, I would wear it out of the house. Can I have an apron party? My sisters-in-law and I used to wear aprons at holiday gatherings. I thinkContinue reading “Fashionista Farmgirl Wear”

I found these adorable farmgirl aprons at splendid things. Too cute. If I didn’t already have a closet full of aprons, I think I’d have to go for these. I’m already dreaming up an excuse to buy one…or a few for the farmgirls in the family. I also saw this Handmade Pledge on the site.Continue reading “Splendidly Handmade”

Victory! After way too long, we finally made it to The Farm for a lovely visit. We did so much, I’m not sure there’s space or time to recount it. But here are the highlights. Feathered Friends. It’s unanimous. We love chickens. We love that they sweep the yard and garden for bugs. We loveContinue reading “Fabulous Farmgirl Visit Home”

Finally…barring any last-minute kid illnesses…we’re headed to The Farm this weekend. Can’t wait to see the family and all the new feathered members of the flock. I’m also eager to see the fields, post harvest, the garden, which I understand is blanketed with a nice grain cover crop. The kids talk about The Farm almostContinue reading “Going to the Country”

Lots of family time this week…a kiddie Halloween parade in downtown Oak Park, following a firetruck into the heart of one of the merchant districts…Sunday School…then loads of cooking…cheese blintzes with strawberry raspberry preserves, pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, Halloween sugar cookies, Cajun seasoned pumpkin seeds from our Jack-O-Lanterns. (This is the first year the kidsContinue reading “A Taste of Life”

So I was listening to some Gillian Welch on iTunes and wanted to get a visual, so I found this on YouTube. But while I was searching, I also found this little treasure. So I’m totally torn between the versions, especially since the Kanye West version on YouTube comes with a great Air Jordan montage.Continue reading “Americana to Urban Remix”