New members in the Vimeo Group
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 | County Fare Site | No Comments
A few month ago I started a Vimeo Account to show some of the great homegrown food videos that are there. Not really sure what to expect from the community I was mostly using it a means to bring meaningful content to County Fare in the limited amount of time that I have to do so at this time.
I finally returned to the group to find that there were new members signed up! Very Cool! The worlds foodies will unite! 
One member, Emily Ward, posted a video titled Real Food. You can see it here in the Video Feed, see the link at the top of the page, or go to the Vimeo Group page and see it there.
The Future of Food: Muy Importante!
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 | Food Activism, Health, Minnesota, Organizations | No Comments
The Future of Food, a film by Deborah Coons Garcia and Lily Films, is an important look into the state of our current food supply. People sometimes ask me why I have taken the stand that locally produced agriculture is important. My replies are always shallow because I can’t sit down with them for the hours it takes to explain the depth of the issue. This film is an excellent resource for knowledge and does a great job of stringing together the pieces of the puzzle that are often hidden from us.
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hmmm
Saturday, December 6th, 2008 | County Fare Site | No Comments
Thinking this broccoli pic needs to be changed sooner than later.
Make your own: Pizza Dough
Saturday, December 6th, 2008 | Recipes | 1 Comment
Ital recipes. rasta vegan natural food
Thursday, November 6th, 2008 | Food Writing, Health, Recipes | No Comments
I’ve heard of Ital cooking before. And after reading one of Natalia Rose’s book on raw food I’ve been introduced to a whole new cuisine. This is something I will follow up on soon.
“Ital is a term used by Rastas, derived from “vital”, which means a natural and healthy way of life. One aspect of Ital is the Ital food: because the body is a temple, you should not eat unpure food. Also you must take care of your body, cause it is Jah creation. Body is the Chapel. Ital is generally a vegan diet, even if some Rastas eat fish. Some prohibit salt, some not. In all cases, Ital prohibits pork, preservatives, chemical ingredients. Ingredients have to be the most natural possible.In Jamaica, Ital cooking is most often inspired from Indian and African cooking. But lot of recipes can be “Italized” if prepared only with vegetables and natural ingredients.”
- Ital Recipes
P is for Peach
Monday, November 3rd, 2008 | Food Writing | No Comments
Once I had the opportunity to eat a peach. This experience was the inspiration for exercise one chapter one.
Have you ever eaten a peach? And, I don’t mean any orange wedge that slops out of a can and hits the bottom of a bowl with a dull phwap like a wet sock. I mean an honest to goodness fuzzy ball of light orange that deepens to crimson as you turn it in your hand…intoxicated by the sweet smell of magnified Sol. By the time the soft fuzz brushes your lips the aroma is firing nearly every synapse of interconnected gray matter. The bite. Thick ripe juices flow over your tongue and down your cheek. The sweetness of life sends a shock wave from your mouth to your brain which in turn ricochets its report to every last cell. Your eyes roll and close. Surely, an involuntary reaction to this toe curling delight.
Food Writing
Friday, October 31st, 2008 | Food Writing | No Comments
As you may be able to tell this blog is my first. As a result I have been wandering aimlessly in the dark. While everything that has been written thus far is related to food and to fostering a shift to a local food economy there is a lack of a basic structure that would help in getting the message out. So, today I am announcing my first structured project. A weekly entry of creative food writing.
A friend of mine suggested I read, “Will Write for Food” by Dianne Jacob. To my delight the book comes with writing exercises after each chapter. My hope is to post one of these writing exercises every week. With this practice and some newly discovered knowledge from the book maybe this little blog can be polished into something more meaningful and shiny.
Dustin – admin
Brussel Sprouts mark the end of our CSA season
Sunday, October 26th, 2008 | Food Activism, Minnesota, Organizations | No Comments
October 26 is our last Community Supported Agricultural Delivery from the Women’s Environmental Institute in North Branch, MN.
For the past 19 weeks we have been shareholder in WEI with our dividend being picked up in a bushel box of produce at our local grocer every Sunday. All in all this has been a wonderful experience. Fresh sustainably farmed fruits and veggies from our neighbors has provided us with a steady supply of sustenance. Knowing that this food has been grown without the use of Johnny-come-lately chemical agriculture has helped to put our mind at ease about our food supply. And, last but not least, without our neighbors help we would never have known what brussel sprouts looked like while still on the stalk. Thanks WEI
If you would like to know more about WEI visit their web address: WEI
Search for Community Supported Agriculture near you: Local Harvest
The War on Good Food
Monday, October 13th, 2008 | Health | No Comments
We were just introduced to a new website cholesterol and health that has some good readable articles on food and nutrition. The excerpt from one of their articles below outlines what some medical “professionals” would have you eat. Can you imagine only processed foods for a diet? Actually we ask that you don’t…it’s too horrible. Trust your neighbor.
“According to Brown and Goldstein, the next “battle” of the “Cholesterol Wars” will be fought over what age someone should be before they start cholesterol-lowering therapy. The ideal therapy, they say, is a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids.
That means the following: no butter, no eggs, no liver or other organ meats. A diet of dry plant foods, with small amounts of corn oil, soybean oil, and perhaps a few capsules of fish oil.
As you will learn on this site, this diet is not only bland and boring, but it is missing the most nutritious and health-promoting foods the earth has to offer! Not only that, but it is actually polyunsaturated fats, not saturated fats or cholesterol, that contribute to heart disease, cancer, liver damage, and aging.” — T. Colin Campbell, PhD
Sustainable Fashion? You Bet!
Thursday, September 18th, 2008 | Minnesota, Organizations | No Comments
Our friends over at MNfashion are working for a sustainable local business environment for fashion designers and retailers. But don’t take my word for it:
“MNfashion is dedicated to providing resources and professional development allowing designers to establish a sustainable livelihood in Minnesota. In doing this, we foster community and encourage industry growth.”
It’s not food, but with goals like that count us in! Let’s support our neighbors and help bring livable earnings to some of our most creative citizens. All through this weekend you can attend local fashion events around Minneapolis for MNfashions Fashion Weekend. Check out their site to find out when and where.
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