For some reason, as soon as we arrived at Worden Farm (website, blog, Twitter), I found a connection to the man who would be driving us around for the day. I think his name was Mr. Shelton. He kept a watchful eye on this girl with a camera moving around too much to take photos even as the tractor moved…. Read More
No Need to Breathe Fire, Cool Off With Dragonfruit!
One of the things that I’ve returned home with from various trips is a love of local foods. A three-week trip to Malaysia included a visit to a friend’s farm where he grows dragonfruit, a fruit he explained was imported from Vietnam. When I mentioned the fruit last week, Cheri Albritton at @ArveyColumbus wondered what I was talking about so I… Read More
Watching Notting Hill & Thinking about Fruitarian Diets
It’s Sunday noon and I’m watching the movie “Notting Hill” and before a scene comes on, I admittedly giggle. The scene in question was unfolding as his friends are setting him up with women cause Alec Baldwin has shown up on the doorstep of Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant is crushed. The girl refuses the offer of a dish at… Read More
New Premium Pomegranate Hits World Markets
There are few key health benefits associated with pomegranates: Stable Blood Sugar Levels, Heart Disease Prevention and Cancer Therapy. With a list like that, its easy to see why more people are taking note of this fruit that Greek mythology and current culture continue to place a good bit of importance with. In fact, some Greek friends brought me a silver pomegranate when I bought my first home as a abundance and good luck. A new discovery was recently made regarding a new variety of pomegranate.
Where do you get your food?
The discussion we have so frequently about where our food comes from… I know you know your food comes from farms and ranches, but I’m wondering what’s the last touch point before it gets to you. So this poll is a bit easier than most…. and you can select more than one answer! But to make it easier to show… Read More
Comparing Diets Now vs. Grandparents or Great Grandparents
Its a concept I’ve heard discussed time and time again. Food Rules author Michael Pollan said it in an interview with Slash Food — “don’t eat anything your great grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food.” Proponents of only eating those foods your grandparents (or great-grandparents in some cases) would recognize. The concept behind this is the foods previous generations ate were homemade… Read More
