If I didn’t call this failure, it would be hypocritical. That said, I,m reporting back on the outcomes of our food stamp challenge. Challenge – it was. As a full-time working mom, could I feed my family of five, nutritious meals on a food stamp allocation of $30 per person per week?
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Posted by Tammy on December 4, 2010
https://agrigirl.com/2010/12/04/food-stamps-eating-nutritious-meals/
There was nothing vegan about it. My boys planned the Thanksgiving menu. They took a somewhat traditional path; turkey, green chili cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry frappe, sweet potatoes, red cabbage and carrot salad, braised greens and pie. My husband took them shopping and I agreed to one convenience – the pies. I’ve never been much of a baker and with everything else I was asking them to do, ready-made pie might seem like a vacation.
Posted by Tammy on November 29, 2010
https://agrigirl.com/2010/11/29/kids-cooking-thanksgiving-meal/
The holidays are upon us. In part, I’m disgusted. The big chain grocery store has put up Christmas decor before Thanksgiving. There’s no need to rush unless of course we’re pushing for record retail sales. For some the holidays bring a certain measure of stress – a certain measure of how can I possibly get everything done and make this seem effortless like it was in my youth. First tip, this is not our youth.
Original image by D Sharon Pruitt - flickr creative commons
Posted by Tammy on November 26, 2010
https://agrigirl.com/2010/11/26/tammys-top-ten-the-t3-report-holiday-prep-ideas/
My neighbor stopped by with a gift. Upon examination, it was a sack of grass clippings, a side of watermelon rinds and a couple apple cores. Odd? Maybe but absolutely appreciated. She was making a contribution to our compost pile.
The Compost Pile
Posted by Tammy on November 20, 2010
https://agrigirl.com/2010/11/20/composting/
When I saw this recent photo of my brother in law, I instantly knew that it deserved a spot on my blog. But, in what context?
Men invoking Natural Tendencies
Posted by Tammy on November 13, 2010
https://agrigirl.com/2010/11/13/gender-differences-in-food/
Optimism, joy, chuckles, bliss. It seems that so many places we turn, people are talking about the elusive concept of happiness. We can speculate at the reasons; a tormented economy, the sandwich generation, increasing social pressures. I’ve read unfortunate tales about the increase in the use of antidepressants in adults and in children. Frankly, I think happiness is a difficult thing to calculate. How do we really know of its existence or its intensity unless we’ve measured it against sadness?
Rose Colored Smoothie
Posted by Tammy on November 8, 2010
https://agrigirl.com/2010/11/08/looking-at-the-world-through-a-rose-colored-glass/
My brother in law is a cracker jack financial advisor who has been helping hundreds of fortunate clients manage the recession. The title of his blog this week was “No Inflation Unless You Eat“. Apparently, the Fed omits the price of food when calculating the Core CPI but as Jay points out, “most of us don’t live in a core world.” I can appreciate his issue with the numbers and the underlying increase in food costs but it also caused me to think about all sorts of food and income related issues.
Bloomberg Inflation Chart
Posted by Tammy on October 31, 2010
https://agrigirl.com/2010/10/31/price-of-food-inflation-eat/
Our eggs were delivered on Thursday. We received 3 dozen precious eggs of varying sizes and colors in unmatching recycled cartons. Actually, our egg lady delivers to one of my company offices and colleagues on their way to my building for a meeting are kind enough to schlep them along. They put them in the fridge and someone always puts a sticky note on my light switch that says DON’T FORGET EGGS.
Posted by Tammy on October 24, 2010
https://agrigirl.com/2010/10/24/courage-in-the-workplace/
“When a community loses its memory, its members no longer know one another. How can they know one another if they have forgotten or never learned one another’s stories? If they do not know one another’s stories, how can they know whether or not to trust one another? People who do not trust one another do not help one another, and moreover, they fear one another.” (Wendell Berry, What Are People For)
Wendell Berry: Farmer, Writer, Academic - photo courtesy of thebridgepai.com
Posted by Tammy on October 17, 2010
https://agrigirl.com/2010/10/17/telling-our-stories-humanities/
Hy*po*na*tre*mia. As I understand it, the condition arises when too much water inside the body causes tissue to swell. Because our cells maintain a certain sodium content, excess water outside of our cells begins to draw sodium from within the cells in an attempt to re-establish the specific concentration. As more water gathers, the sodium concentration decreases and creates this condition. It occurs from drinking too much water. Actually, that’s not an accurate diagnosis and we are not drinking too much water but in a world where 38,000 children die weekly from unsafe water, we are wasting too much.
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Posted by Tammy on October 15, 2010
https://agrigirl.com/2010/10/15/tammys-top-ten-the-t3-report-ways-to-save-water/
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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