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Cracking the Cultural Nut

A colleague recently told me, “I’m not nearly as good as you are at getting my kids out to cultural events.” I knew instantly that my own kids might prefer to live in her house. You see, I love arts and humanities and I have this twisted parental attitude that developed years ago while reading What to Expect When You’re Expecting that says, exposure to said events will result in increased synapse firing for developing brains. In other words, what I love must be good for them!

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by Tammy on April 9, 2011  •  Permalink
Posted in Civil Discourse, Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, eating seasonally, food, inspiration, life, love, poetry, recipe, Travels, writing
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Posted by Tammy on April 9, 2011

https://agrigirl.com/2011/04/09/introducing-kids-to-art-and-culture/

Late Night Frivolity

Last March I wrote about the delicious evening meals enjoyed on our annual ski trip and the fellowship that endures around the table. This tradition also includes a post-dinner game night. Over the years, we’ve engaged in scavenger hunts, intense Pictionary matches, unforgettable charades and high-tech Olympics.

Red Team responding to Quiz Show

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by Tammy on March 22, 2011  •  Permalink
Posted in blogging, books, community, friendship, fun, inspiration, learning, life, love, poetry, recipe, sustainability, Travels
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Posted by Tammy on March 22, 2011

https://agrigirl.com/2011/03/22/after-dinner-games-meal-time/

Rosemary’s Baby or at least her Benefits

“Oh, and it cures world hunger.” This was a sarcastic taunt from my middle son as we were reviewing the medicinal benefits of Rosmarinus officinalis.

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by Tammy on March 10, 2011  •  Permalink
Posted in agriculture, Buying Local, Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, eating seasonally, food, recipe, sustainability, Wellness
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Posted by Tammy on March 10, 2011

https://agrigirl.com/2011/03/10/healing-effects-rosemary-rosmarinus-officinalis/

When the Frost Hands you Lemons

Our winter has been unseasonably cold. In the beginning, DH hustled out each evening with drop cloth to protect our beautiful plants from the frost and now, we’ve thrown in the drop cloth so to speak. We’re patiently waiting for spring warmth to see what might emerge and recover from our brown and crispy landscape. At the same time, across town I did find a group however that was quite productive when they heard the frost was near.

Using Local Ag to Build Community and Microenterprise!

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by Tammy on February 24, 2011  •  Permalink
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Posted by Tammy on February 24, 2011

https://agrigirl.com/2011/02/24/when-the-frost-hands-you-lemons/

Poop

“There is nothing so overrated as orgasm and as underrated as excrement.” I’ve heard this quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin but now I can’t seem to find a source. So what is it doing here? It began innocently. I asked my youngest son what I ought to blog about this week and with 8 year old humor he answered, “Poop.” Don’t worry, there’s no photo of the product.

An Underrated Experience

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by Tammy on February 9, 2011  •  Permalink
Posted in Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, food, recipe, Wellness
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Posted by Tammy on February 9, 2011

https://agrigirl.com/2011/02/09/more-fiber-in-our-diets/

Girlfriends

If you’re a guy reading this, I apologize in advance. This is about chicks. Not hot botox babes with shiny lip gloss but about girlfriends, the kind that I can spend an afternoon with when I’m not wearing make-up and maybe not shoes – even if I haven’t had a pedicure. The kind that I belly laugh with and then cry alongside when one gets divorced or another’s child is struggling to learn to read.

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by Tammy on February 2, 2011  •  Permalink
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Posted by Tammy on February 2, 2011

https://agrigirl.com/2011/02/02/girlfriends-the-value-of-friendship/

The Volunteers Seem to Thrive

My husband and I were working in the area around our front patio this weekend. Over the last year, we changed out some of the plants and added some new ones. There’s a lovely new agave that we’ve planted and artfully swirled around it, a flowering vine has grown. I mentioned the vine to him, impressed that it had grown on it own. “We didn’t even plant this yellow microdot.”  His comment back, “yeah, the volunteers always seem to thrive.”

In surveying our yard, I quickly decide this is a truth. Some of the things I’ve purchased at nurseries didn’t make it but many of the plants that were taken as cuttings from others or that have come up on their own – aka volunteered, are thriving.

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by Tammy on January 21, 2011  •  Permalink
Posted in community, Community leadership, Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, Customer Satisfaction, inspiration, leadership, life, recipe, servanthood, service, structured framework, sustainability, Wellness
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Posted by Tammy on January 21, 2011

https://agrigirl.com/2011/01/21/the-volunteers-seem-to-thrive/

Inventing a New Year

On the first Sunday of 2011,  I slept until 10:10 am! Amazing. Clearly my body and perhaps my mind were in need of the rest. Ahhh. I felt refreshed and renewed and then, argghhh.  The reality of the clock set in. There was no way that I could get ready and get myself to the 11:00 healing prayer service that I enjoy attending. And by missing it, I was neglecting one of my main areas of focus for the year – to cultivate greater spirituality in my life.

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by Tammy on January 8, 2011  •  Permalink
Posted in inspiration, life, recipe, renewal, Wellness
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Posted by Tammy on January 8, 2011

https://agrigirl.com/2011/01/08/invent-a-new-year/

Beans, Books and Blogging

I’m cheering for Auburn in the BCS Bowl. Auburn is in Alabama – a state I’ve never visited. I don’t even like football much but I do read a mind-stretching blog by Professor Jose Llanes, of the Education Department there and hence, I now find some affinity with this Southern school.

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by Tammy on January 1, 2011  •  Permalink
Posted in agriculture, blogging, books, community, Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, food, friendship, inspiration, learning, recipe, sustainability, Travels, Wellness, writing
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Posted by Tammy on January 1, 2011

https://agrigirl.com/2011/01/01/beans-books-and-learning-to-blog/

Tammy’s Top Ten (t3 report) Easy Holiday Appetizers

I’ve had many comments from readers who thought the idea of knowing how to prepare one easy appetizer really well was a great idea. It’s that time of year when we’re invited out and it’s nice to take something along to share. So, I sat out to make a list for us with the rule being that I can’t link to a recipe. Rather if it’s truly simple, I can explain it in a few words and you can replicate it.

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by Tammy on December 17, 2010  •  Permalink
Posted in Buying Local, Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, eating seasonally, food, inspiration, recipe, success, t3 Report
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Posted by Tammy on December 17, 2010

https://agrigirl.com/2010/12/17/tammys-top-ten-t3-report-easy-holiday-appetizers/

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