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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: October 2007
Foraging pecans in the vortex of weird
A strong wind began blowing late last night and throughout this morning. From looking at the pecan trees over the past few weeks, I knew that there would be a good chance that the nut casings were dry enough that … Continue reading
Posted in food sources, foraging
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Beekeeping crash course
I am pretty much fascinated by pollinators, not just honeybees, but moths, wasps and the big bumblebees that get drunk on nectar, sitting immobilized on a swaying branch of flowering basil. For many years I have wanted to get involved … Continue reading
Posted in bees, food sources
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Book recommendations
A reader asked me to share a beginner book list for getting started with local eating. I looked over my bookshelves and typed up what I had as well as adding a couple books that I had seen at friend’s … Continue reading
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Sourdough pumpkin hickory nut muffins
Sourdough starter is good for other things besides sourdough pancakes. Since I found a banged up pie pumpkin, I figured I would try to come up with a recipe using baked pumpkin along with the starter and some foraged hickory … Continue reading
Posted in fermentation, recipes
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Wilmington Star News article
Local eating in Wilmington is front page news! Thanks to Sam for a great article. If you want to see the picture of me in my kitchen you’ll have to buy the print version. Movement to eat locally grown … Continue reading
Posted in biographical, interviews
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Permaculture short courses in Wilmington
I am not an expert, and I hope to never be one. The world has too many so-called experts and not enough people actually unafraid to fail. Failure provides education, something that cannot be taught by an expert or a … Continue reading
Posted in permaculture, workshops
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Sometimes you come home with an empty bucket
Sunburn, parking ticket, no fish…if our previous fishing adventure was a lesson in all the things that can go right, the latest attempt was a lesson in the things that can go wrong. Not that it was a bad … Continue reading
Posted in food sources, foodshed
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Waste Stream: Days six and seven
The waste stream week is over, and I feel it was pretty successful. The final meal was some out-of-date turkey bacon and a couple fried eggs made into sandwiches. No salad tonight, mainly because I did not bring home any … Continue reading
Posted in scavenging
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Waste stream: Days three, four and five
Leftovers. That pretty much sums up these last three days. And salads. Lots of salads. Breakfast has been a really basic meal consisting of a few pieces of expired bread made into toast and coated with honey (the same … Continue reading
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Interviews
In the past I was very hesitant about giving interviews to certain media. I did a few television interviews, one about organic food and another about the spinach recall last year, and both turned into horribly spun pieces of garbage. … Continue reading
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