There’s nothing like lima beans to bring the community together in celebration of local heritage. Pulling into the dirt parking lot just north of the San Diego Botanical Gardens, we could see the large red and white striped tent, and a huge homemade sign listing the happenings of this weekend’s 2009 Lima Bean Faire. Seated [...]
Entries from September 2009
September 20, 2009
Zucchinis
With the school year in full swing. I have little time to spend in my yard. Before I take off in the mornings I run outside to quickly water and see how many zucchinis have doubled in size overnight. We have had such an abundance that last we were able to have a much lower [...]
September 12, 2009
Food Safety, Healthcare, and TeaBagger Experiment?
Last week when Kerri went to collect our produce from our local CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) pick-up point, it simply wasn’t there. Our name was on the list, but our box was missing. I put a call into Be Wise Ranch (our farm) and left a pleasant, but uncertain message wondering where our food had [...]
September 5, 2009
Back To School
After a busy, but enjoyable summer, Christopher and I headed back to work last week. The first day students returned coincided with the one year anniversary of the start of the One Dollar Diet Project. In contrast to last year, I have made it through the first week well fed, but I was still exhausted [...]
