“The oldest task in human history is to live
on a piece of land without spoiling it.”
- Aldo Leopold
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80 ~ Tracking maple syrup through the kimchi garden of delights (and you can join!)
Tapping in to tell you about some talks and classes I’ll be giving in 2023…
79 ~ Fresh food from the snow
With a blizzard bearing down, late this afternoon I thought it best to take advantage of the last patch of sunlight and comparative wamth we’ll have for a while, and collect some food…
77 ~ Deer camp dining
Welcome to the Wisconsin gun deer hunting season. I have a tradition of hosting ‘deer camp’ here at the farmhouse – a hunting friend or two to sleeps over on opening weekend, and together we share some time in the woods and, at least as important, some good food…
76 ~ Children of the corn
I’m partial to not only eating local, but also planting local. I find a sense of connection, of lineage and fidelity to place, that comes with cultivating crops native to the Americas…
75 ~ Apples of my I
Welcome to fall! With this cold front right at the autumnal equinox, fall has plopped itself down squarely in the living room. And of course, it’s apple time in Wisconsin - although less so at my house…
74 ~ A doorstep thing - taking my turn.
A reminder to consider surprising a neighbor with a small gift of something you’ve made…
73 ~ Audience participation!: Doing a doorstep thing.
My last post on community and my neighbors’ random act of generosity seems to have struck a chord.
72 ~ God bless the neighbors, every one.
Last Monday I returned home at mid-day after a morning of writing at one of my local cafés, and found on my front step a couple of pints of blueberries…
71 ~ Calling all living food aficionados - early bird deadline July 22.
Join me Saturday, August 13, to learn to hands-on to make your own sauerkraut and kimchi, at Folklore Village near Dodgeville.
70~The International Brother(and Sister)hood of Trout, Ramps, and Morels
Last month I had the good fortune to visit Croatia for ten days - my first time in the Balkans…