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Cricket Bread – Trace Ramsey
What is Cricket Bread?
Bread made from crickets is a survival food in many places, a staple in others and a disgusting concoction in the "civilized" world. The discussion presented here details how I jump in between each of those cultures, destroying certain pieces as needed.
This is also a discussion about starting a farm, the do-it-yourself lifestyle, being an anarchist and how the interactions I engage in promote community, friendship and mutual aid.
I am a small drip of New Blood in the Old Body...
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Monthly Archives: July 2007
Borrowing the seasons
For the Cricket Bread project, the question “why?” could be a very common one, but I really have not had to answer it. No one has asked me, and I find that very interesting. To answer the question though, my … Continue reading
Posted in 100 mile diet
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Mint and honey iced tea
Tea is out of my 100 mile range, as is coffee and nearly every other caffeinated beverage known to exist. Before starting this experiment I drank a lot of coffee. I loved coffee; the taste, the smell, the stimulation. I … Continue reading
Posted in food sources, recipes
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Roadside peaches part two – The Canning
For the quarts of peach halves – 1 – You can use a “syrup” to can whole or half fruits or you can simply use water. Sugar has no preserving qualities and is used mainly for taste. I … Continue reading
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Roadside peaches part one – The Purchase
Returning from the trip to Whiteville, I saw a road side stand with huge signs for peaches. I decided to go back today and get a bushel, which is about 50 pounds. The stand also had tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, … Continue reading
Posted in farm stands, food sources, foodshed
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Southeastern Regional Food Systems meeting
Agricultural output in the counties around Wilmington is based on failing and outdated theories on commodities and land management. We are still basing growing decisions on the plantation monoculture mentality, a model that has borne a cycle of indebtedness, rural … Continue reading
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Basic rice pudding
The rice and honey breakfast is great, but I’m finding that there isn’t always enough time to cook rice before work in the morning. With a 30 minute bicycle commute to factor in, 15 minutes of waiting for rice is … Continue reading
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Eight things
In response to Jennie at Straight From the Farm, here are eight somewhat random things about me, a few of which are similar to hers… #1 – My very first job was picking strawberries; I was 11 years old. … Continue reading
Posted in biographical
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Rice and Honey
The Stash has lost some more members. The organic yellow mustard is empty, sugar is gone, mayonnaise jar is storing rubber bands and the ketchup is slipping fast. I find that I am adapting easily and really noticing how much … Continue reading
Posted in food sources, foodshed
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Foraging in Wilmington Part Two – The Highlights
I am, at best, a wanna-be food forager. I am really more of a scavenger, doing much better in dumpsters than I do surrounded by trees and weeds. In times gone by I have relied heavily on dumpstered bread and … Continue reading
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Foraging in Wilmington Part One – Background
My grandfather and I used to eat tomato and dandelion flower sandwiches in the summer – white bread out of a bag, a fresh garden tomato and a handful of recently opened yellow dandelion flowers squished together with some mayonnaise … Continue reading
Posted in 100 mile diet, food sources, foraging
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