CC on Twitter- SiriusXM online radio streaming is a freaking joke. Half the time the iPhone app doesnt work and now none of the streaming is working :/
- I know hate is a strong word but I really *hate* Hibernate.
- My local park district doesn't understand the web http://bit.ly/c5xTcF
- Giving @rogueamoeba "Pulsar" a spin. Nice interface to my XM internet stream....
- Holding teachers accountable http://bit.ly/cGdcek #Education #teachers #teaching
- The rain be damned http://bit.ly/aPZNvh #end_of_summer #labor_day
- 'I say God gave humans the truth, and the Devil came and said, “Let’s organize it, we’ll call it religion.”' -Deepak Chopra
- Finally time to relax http://bit.ly/dr25B6
- Yay. Want to give @SIRIUS_XM_Radio money and their website is having issues. Given their financial condition that is odd...
- Hey Apple! Bring the color back to iTunes! This all-gray scheme stinks.
Category Archives: Local Food
Reads for 5/12/08
In the New York Times Magazine from 5/04 Arlo Crawford’s Cold-Comfort Farming Yahoo Finance on the increasing costs of food, how long it might last, and why its happening. Shocker: American’s only spend 10% of their income on food. Is … Continue reading
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Our disappearing farm land
I had to take a drive through some of the more “rural” parts of Lake County (Illinois that is) and boy was I shocked at the changes since the last time I had been in those areas. I use quotes … Continue reading
Start a discussion group?
I’m getting very close to trying to start up a discussion group about local food here in the Chicago area. I was thinking about trying to get something going at the local library for starters. I’m just getting to the … Continue reading
The markets are over
Never had a chance to write about this until now. October 31st was the last day of my favorite farmers market. I was fortunate in that it was a beautiful day. I grabbed the last batch of fresh wax beans … Continue reading
Update: Doing my part – reforming the Farm Bill
I finally got off my ass and contacted not only Majority Leader Reid but also Senators Durbin and Obama who are the Senators from my home state after reading this op-ed piece by Michael Pollan in the New York Times. … Continue reading
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Local food on local TV
Last night one of the local Chicago television stations, the ABC affiliate, did a nice report on heirloom apples. The report centered on none other than my buddies over at Nichols Farm as well as a Chicago restaurant named Spring … Continue reading
Week 23 – Federal Plaza Farmers Market – 10/16/07
The season is really winding down. The number of vendors is shrinking. I’m becoming depressed that really soon there won’t be any farmer’s markets available to me for quite a long time. I didn’t buy much today, just heirloom apples … Continue reading
Blog Action Day – Eating Local
I love the idea of Blog Action Day to bring awareness to environmental issues. I’m looking forward to reading what other people, more importantly those who I don’t already read, are saying about their thoughts on the environment and environmental … Continue reading
Week 22 – Federal Plaza Farmers Market – 10/09/07
Back to the market for apples for making a pie (and of course some for eating). For pie: Northern Spy Idared For Eating: Ultrared Jonathon Regent
Organic is a useless term?
Via More Deliberate Every Day comes this article which is an interview with Alton Brown. The story’s author asks Brown: Are there any innovations in the food world that you’re excited about? To which he responds: I’m excited about the … Continue reading
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