I love the GNOWFGLINS blog and I enjoy reading about the adventures on their little patch of land and all of their critters, including their Jersey cow, Gracie. I can only dream about how delicious the milk is! I know this video is a little old, but I still enjoyed watching it! I also really want… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Eat Local
Fun Video Fridays – The Joel Salatin Folks This Ain’t Normal Edition
I love Joel Salatin and his latest book, Folks This Ain’t Normal, is on my 2012 reading list. In this brief interview of Joel by a member of the Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund, he discusses the premise of his book and the reasoning behind his writing. Can’t wait to read it! Have you read it… Continue Reading
Fun Video Fridays – The Brooklyn Cheese Experiment Edition
Cheese. Enough said. How can I get a job as a judge on future experiments!? Brooklyn Cheese Experiment from Mark Kupasrimonkol on Vimeo.
Fun Video Fridays – The How to Plant a Garden in the Snow Edition
Ever wished you could garden all the time, even in the dead of winter? Well, maybe you can!! (Yes, I know this is a little past the Holiday season, but it’s cute!) How to Plant a Garden in the Snow from Kitchen Gardeners International on Vimeo. ~~~ Delicious Obsessions was founded by Jessica Espinoza in… Continue Reading
Fun Video Fridays – The Salad Bar Lunch Program Edition
This video is from a year ago, but it is part of a great program called Farm to School. I am hoping that more of these types of programs will start popping up all of the country. This specific video features a school in Compton, CA, (a suburb of Los Angeles), which infamously known for… Continue Reading
Infographic Sundays – The Real Food is Hard to Find Edition
Welcome to 2012! It’s the first day of a new year! What’s on your agenda for the upcoming 12 months? Is one of your goals to eat more real food? Great! Awesome! Yay! Now that you’ve made a commitment to eat more real food, be prepared to do a little more work than you would… Continue Reading
What is the 2012 Farm Bill and Why Should You Care?
Why Should You Care About the 2012 Farm Bill? The 2012 Farm Bill. Maybe you’ve heard of it. Maybe you haven’t. There has been quite a bit of buzz surrounding the 2012 Farm Bill, and for good reason. This specific piece of legislation is reviewed and renewed every five years and it plays a vital… Continue Reading
Fun Video Fridays – Gateway Organic Farm
If you’re in the area of Clearwater, FL, here’s their website: http://www.gatewayorganicfarm.com
Michael Pollan on The Farm Bill – We Need to Vote
Great video from Michael Pollan on the importance of voting with our forks AND voting with our votes. America’s food system is completely tied up in Washington, due to commodities legislation and policy choices by our elected leaders. The commodity crops are the “building blocks of fast food”. Like Pollan says, we need to shift the focus… Continue Reading
Eleven Tips for Balance, Eating Well, and Minimizing Stress
In my recent post, Finding Balance with Diet, Nutrition, and Happiness, I discussed the burden that eating “right” sometimes puts on us. Food often becomes an obsession and creates stress and anxiety in our lives. Food is a necessary part of life, but stress is not. Stress leads to illness and disease and we should all strive to reduce and eliminate as… Continue Reading
