Monthly Archives: January 2011

Andy’s Burger Night (Revisited) Recap

Posted on 31/01/2011 by fishinthewater

Well, finally the event is over. Thank the skies. And it went off pretty well considering we had to turn, in the course of a week, over 100 people away because the venue was too small (and we wouldn’t have … Continue reading →

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In the Meantime

Posted on 28/01/2011 by fishinthewater

I’m having rather a busy week, given that I have a big event coming up on Sunday. So not a lot of time to write, I’m afraid. Next week will be even worse- another conference. So in the meantime, I’m … Continue reading →

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Six Months in the Making

Posted on 27/01/2011 by fishinthewater

This morning (Monday) when I woke up, I lay in bed thinking about dinner. Most people actually lay in bed thinking about breakfast, if they think about food at all, but when I wake up, especially in the winter, dinner … Continue reading →

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The Amazing Powers of Plants, Pt. 2

Posted on 26/01/2011 by fishinthewater

To continue. I had originally intended to write about how both we and plants respond chemically to stimuli, and whether or not this means plants think. As I said, I got a little sidetracked talking about What the Bleep Do … Continue reading →

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The Amazing Powers of Plants

Posted on 25/01/2011 by fishinthewater

Speaking of the amazing powers of plants (sort of), I want to take a minute to defend the consciousness of plants. I mentioned in my review (if you can call any of my reviews such) of The Botany of Desire, … Continue reading →

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Food Love Life Soup

Posted on 24/01/2011 by fishinthewater

I’ve been trying to answer the question “why food” for some time now. As in, why am I obsessed with food? Why am I spending an awful lot of time writing a blog devoted entirely to food and the growing … Continue reading →

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The Results Are In

Posted on 22/01/2011 by fishinthewater

I have a lot of things to catch up on, that I’ve told you about but haven’t shown yet. To start: the beef broth. Apparently, when you make beef broth, it is a good idea to keep adding water to … Continue reading →

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Friday Afternoon Link Roundup

Posted on 21/01/2011 by fishinthewater

Wal-mart pushes for healthy food? Grist: The Tragedy of Food Safety ReformAn older article on Grist about the food safety bill (now law) but relevant as we start to puzzle out what the aftermath is going to be. Grist: Banana … Continue reading →

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A Year Without Pants

Posted on 21/01/2011 by fishinthewater

Finally, finally, someone has taken up the hue and cry. For completely unrelated reasons, I was recently directed to this site: Love and Trash Which led me here: No Pants 2011 The girl is going a whole year without pants, … Continue reading →

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The Forest for the Trees

Posted on 20/01/2011 by fishinthewater

There were some people saying some very strange things at the conference last weekend. I sat in on a session about ag education, and the next thing I knew some woman was going on about how they need to cut … Continue reading →

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