Chicken Check
Posted on February 18, 2010 - Filed Under Activism, chickens, cooking, diet, food safety, ick!, this sucks! | Leave a Comment
I have not eaten any commercially produced chicken product since the line was drawn (in my mind) in October 2009. Nothing. Nada. Tempted? No. The only chicken that has been in my mouth came from our backyard. Shhh, don’t tell them. And be careful what you say around Jett! I have, however, continued to eat [...]
Read More..>>You Can’t Keep A Good Garden Down
Posted on November 15, 2009 - Filed Under Activism, cabbage, farm maintenance, planting, sunflowers, tomatoes, vegetables | Leave a Comment
Despite my best efforts to ignore it, the garden just will not go away! I haven’t hoed or sown or watered in months (just don’t ask), yet still hot peppers, green & yellow bell peppers, chinese eggplant, sunflowers and even tomatoes are still popping up. Amazing.
I also have bottle gourds and one, just [...]
The Gospel According to Chicken (yeah, it’s a lil preachy)
Posted on November 15, 2009 - Filed Under Activism, animals, birds, chickens, food safety, ick!, nutrition, ridiculous city girl | 1 Comment
This morning I woke up to the smell of stewing chicken. It drifted through the house, all the way back to the bedroom, and permeated my dreams until I woke thinking “what is that smell”? Honestly, it didn’t smell that good so early in the morning. I thought someone farted. Since [...]
Read More..>>Hoe there girl
Posted on March 14, 2009 - Filed Under Activism, farm maintenance, food safety, grass, neighbors, pests, planting, plows, seeds, tractor, vegetables | 1 Comment
After my hectic morning yesterday, I decided to spend the afternoon in the relative safety of the pasture garden-to-be. Our neighbor came over the other day and harrowed the area for us to help get the clumps of grass and weeds somewhat under control so there is room for the plants we prefer to [...]
Read More..>>Still I’ll Rise
Posted on November 5, 2008 - Filed Under Activism, color blind, poetry, politics, race | Leave a Comment
Out of the huts of history’s shame
I rise
Up from a past that’s rooted in pain
I rise
I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of [...]
Mmmm…Popcorn
Posted on October 6, 2008 - Filed Under Activism, children | Leave a Comment
Cub Scout Jett wants you — to eat more popcorn!
Click here to order:
http://www.orderpopcorn.com/Store/Catalog/Affiliate/AffiliateLandingView.aspx?
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Your next president is about to lose his first tooth (make that teeth)
Posted on August 30, 2008 - Filed Under Activism, just for fun | 1 Comment
http://www.thelopezfamilyonline.com/play.php?first=Jett&last=Kiminas
Can’t be any worse than what we’re being offered now. Actually might be better. He’s been campaigning when we’re out running errands; Asking strangers to vote for him, not Obama or McCain because, well, “they just lie and say they’re going to do things, but they don’t. I won’t lie and I [...]
Buy, sell, trade.
Posted on June 14, 2008 - Filed Under Activism, food safety, green market, herbs, pet food, products, vegetables, zucchini | Leave a Comment
We finally made it to our first Green Market of the year. There are quite a few more vendors this year and more market opportunities as well. There is now a weekly market downtown every Thursday from 11-2. And the usual 2nd Saturday market in the mornings April – November. It’s nice [...]
Read More..>>Frankenfoods: they’re coming to get you. Aaargh!
Posted on May 22, 2008 - Filed Under Activism, food safety, green market, nutrition | Leave a Comment
53%: Percentage of polled Americans who say they won’t buy food that has ingredients from genetically engineered (GE) plants.
65%: Actual percentage of products on grocery store shelves that contain unlabeled GE ingredients (usually soy or corn derived).
90%: Portion of U.S. grown soybeans that are genetically engineered.
99%: Estimated likelihood that the U.S. [...]
Plight of the bumblebee
Posted on June 24, 2007 - Filed Under Activism, bees, colony collapse disorder, fireflies, spiders | Leave a Comment
Last summer, we were swarmed by bees. We have several flowering trees in our front yard and you could hear the buzzing inside with the windows closed. Upon closer inspection of the trees, you would find thousands of honey bees. It was a bit intimidating and I generally kept my distance since [...]
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