Author Archives: Trace

About Trace

Trace lives in Durham, NC with his partner Kristin. They are expecting their first child in April 2012. Trace is not a talker. Trace also thinks it is a little weird to talk about himself in the third person.

Sour pickles

Posted on June 24, 2007 by

After not being able to find a local store with local rice, I came home and got to work turning the lemon cucumbers I brought home yesterday from Mack Fleming (A Country Garden – 5 miles) into sour pickles. Here … Continue reading →

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Local rice

Posted on June 24, 2007 by

Of the staples I needed to find or make, I determined that rice was at the top of the list. I thought hundred mile rice would be hard to come by. It turns out that there is a revived plantation … Continue reading →

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Saturday morning Farmer’s Market

Posted on June 23, 2007 by

My friends Noel and Danielle live and work at Black River Organic Farm in Ivanhoe, NC (Sampson County), about 45 miles northwest of my house. The farm is owned and run by Stefan Hartmann, a farmer I have known for … Continue reading →

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What is my foodshed?

Posted on June 22, 2007 by

One hundred miles doesn’t seem like that much, especially when living on the coast. Half of the radius is ocean. I don’t really care for seafood, so that cuts out a lot of my food options. Anyway, my food radius … Continue reading →

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Starting the 100 mile diet

Posted on June 22, 2007 by

The thought of eating nothing but what grows within 100 miles of my home in Wilmington, NC is something I have turned around in my head for quite awhile. Actually putting the local diet into practice would not be the … Continue reading →

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