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Nickel & Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich: Should be required reading for allCategory: education, book | Leave a Comment |
As a member of the educated and disproportionately privileged professional class, as well as being the product of immigrant upbringing, it is with some embarrassment that I admit to stereotyping those in poverty as not hard working enough, lacking self-control, or results and participants of substance abuse. Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich, has given me cause for pause.
The premise […]
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an otherworldly parsnips recipeCategory: Localivore, dinners | Leave a Comment |
One of the things I like most about subscription to our CSA box is that occasionally we’ll get veggies that I’ve never tasted or even seen before. it was through these means that Sunchokes, agretti (a relative of the tumbleweed family!), and nettles were introduced into our lives–despite their wild-west heritage, agretti are delicious and I […]
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Obama Family to eat home grown Veggies!Category: Localivore | Leave a Comment |
Home grown veggies get major press today as it was disclosed that the White House will have its own veggie garden for the first time since WW2! This shines a strong and positive spotlight on fresh, locally grown veggies as a way to combat obesity and make investments in one’s personal health. Although I don’t […]
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