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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: November 2007
Past Garden Projects Number One: Castle Street
Nostalgia can be one of my weak points, especially when looking at pictures and such from years ago, garden pictures in particular. I have taken on a few garden projects in Wilmington over the last decade, some for myself, some … Continue reading
Posted in biographical
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Bok choy coleslaw
Cabbage is in season, and I am trying to figure out new ways to use the vegetable. Chinese cabbage is somewhat easier to use than head cabbage and often it is quicker to work with. This is a fast way … Continue reading
Posted in recipes
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Slippage confession
Confessionals are somewhat easy for me to write; they make up a lot of what I write in my zine Quitter. I take the concept of Cricket Bread very seriously, but I have found that there are certain food items … Continue reading
Posted in 100 mile diet, food sources, scavenging
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Apple pie from bruised apples
I have made enough chunky apple sauce from bruised and scavenged apples to last until spring. This Thanksgiving I used the apple sauce as the filling for a quick pie. Last week my friend Mike gave me the recipe … Continue reading
Posted in recipes, scavenging
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Foraging becomes exploring
One of my favorite places in Wilmington is a train trestle that bridges a tidal creek, specifically Burnt Mill Creek, near my house. My profile picture is of me and Kristin throwing rocks off the bridge. The trestle is only … Continue reading
Posted in exploring, foraging
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CFSA Farm Tour – DIG and SEEDS
The third and finally stop on the farm tour was the dual urban gardens of Durham Inner City Gardeners (DIG) and Southeastern Efforts Developing Sustainable Spaces (SEEDS). The DIG program is youth oriented and works 1/2 acre of land. They … Continue reading
Posted in farm tours, workshops
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CFSA Farm Tour – Anathoth Community Garden
The second stop on the farm tour was the Anathoth Community Garden in Cedar Grove, NC, a rural town of less than 1,000 people. Following the murder of a town member a few years ago, the community got together to … Continue reading
Posted in farm tours, workshops
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CFSA Farm Tour – Duke Forest Ecovillage
Last Friday, as part of the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association’s annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference, I went on a farm tour focused on how agriculture and community can come together. There were three sites on the tour. This post deals with … Continue reading
Posted in farm tours, food sources, workshops
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Circle Acres Part One: The Purchase
In April of this year we bought 12 acres in Chatham County, NC about 150 miles from Wilmington. The purchase was the culmination of over four years of saving, research and scheming. During those four years we tossed around all … Continue reading
Posted in biographical, circle acres
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