One thing I learned when we first moved to the desert was how to use citrus once the season hits. It’s troubling to see so many oranges and grapefruits find their fate on the ground below the trees. At our current home we have a couple of orange trees, a grapefruit and one mandarin type variety. We recently added a lemon tree and two small kumquats to the mix.
Size Matters
Asparagus?
One thing that caused me to want to eat asparagus even more was Barbara Kingsolver’s description of creating an asparagus bed on her farm when she moved to North Carolina. Her depiction of soil prep and care and the fruits of the effort was worthy. When I was about 7 years old, I remember my parents enthusiastically welcoming my discovery of wild asparagus growing at the creek bed behind our home.
Posted by Tammy on March 25, 2012
https://agrigirl.com/2012/03/25/asparagu/
Celtic Controversy and Cabbage
This fellow St. Patrick has been celebrated in this country for more than 200 years and in Ireland for close to 2000. We have a storybook on my son’s bookshelf that we’ve read over the years which tells the most familiar story. It’s about a young boy named Maewyn who was born to a tax collector in the Roman British empire. This version of the story tells that he was sold into slavery and shipped to Ireland. His captors forced him to herd sheep and he did so until he escaped 6 years later.
Modern Rendition of Maewyn
Posted by Tammy on March 17, 2012
https://agrigirl.com/2012/03/17/st-patricks-day/
My Love Affair with Alex
The deep confession is that it’s really a three-way. I was introduced to him by my husband who heard about him from one of his female friends. She was pretty adamant that he’d be right for us and DH knew I’d be receptive.
Posted by Tammy on March 10, 2012
https://agrigirl.com/2012/03/10/my-love-affair-with-alex/
Tammy’s Top Ten (t3 report) Tips for belonging to a CSA
The good news is that the growth of Community Supported Agriculture is real. And with real growth comes real opportunity for real issues. I had the unfortunate opportunity to show a mom that her “local basket” contained items grown not only out of the state but out of the country.
Read the full post »
Posted by Tammy on March 3, 2012
https://agrigirl.com/2012/03/03/tammys-top-ten-t3-report-tips-for-belonging-to-a-csa/
Local Food Focus: Tepary Beans
I posted a photo of a beet on my facebook page the other day. A friend asked, “what is that and what does it taste like?” My reply was, “it’s a beet and it tastes like a beet.” I love simplicity. Many believe that the name tepary comes from the Tohono O’odham phrase t’pawi meaning”it’s a bean”.
Tepary Beans
Posted by Tammy on February 25, 2012
https://agrigirl.com/2012/02/25/local-food-focus-tepary-beans/
Food Fight!
Listen to differing viewpoints. Discern. Seek to understand all sides of the issue. Don’t criticize until you’ve walked a mile in their moccasins. Listen some more. Ask questions. Be open-minded. Explore areas of mutual agreement. Listen again. Decide for yourself.
Seed Rage
Posted by Tammy on February 19, 2012
https://agrigirl.com/2012/02/19/food-fight/
Pure Love
I often hear people quoting Gary Chapman’s book on the Five Love Languages. I’ve read his book and I’ve found it useful. Chapman believes that everyone has a love language and that once we’re aware of it, it’s easier to build relationships especially when two people speak different languages.
Ahh, the Picture of Love
Posted by Tammy on February 12, 2012
https://agrigirl.com/2012/02/12/pure-love-roasted-cauliflowe/
Conversation with an Artisan: Letty Flatt
“I wonder if this call’s important. It’s the second time they’ve tried me.” Letty speculated about the phone she wasn’t answering. A few minutes later we were discussing our involvement with local CSAs and she had an Aha, “Oh, that was the call! Eggs today and I didn’t leave money on the porch.” The fact that she’d ordered fresh organic free-range eggs wasn’t my only clue that she isn’t a vegan. The first was when I asked her directly. Her reply? “No, um – cheese.” We were instantly kindred spirits.
Letty Flatt, Executive Pastry Chef and Author of Chocolate Snowball
Posted by Tammy on February 6, 2012
https://agrigirl.com/2012/02/06/conversation-with-letty-flatt/
The Debutante Hunters
Just as we find surprises in life, we sometimes happen upon them in art. And when it is the case that we are delighted by the surprise, all the better. I believe this post will surprise some.
Posted by Tammy on January 29, 2012
https://agrigirl.com/2012/01/29/the-debutante-hunters/
Tammy
A wife, a mom, an executive, a certified leadership coach and a breast cancer survivor. I love learning and I love to write and I'm often fascinated with the life lessons that come from my kitchen. Focusing on community-based Placemaking is the way that I work towards creating a healthier planet.
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