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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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Author Archives: Trace
Mullein harvest
Last month while chasing pigs through the woods (a story that I will write about soon) I stumbled into a large area filled with Common Mullein – Verbascum thapsus. Mullein likes to grow in recently disturbed areas, and this place … Continue reading
Posted in exploring, foraging
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Crop Mob on UNC-TV – PBS
February’s Crop Mob event at Edible Earthscapes was recently featured on UNC-TV’s North Carolina Now. I think this is one of the best presentations on the crop mob that exists – there are some great voices represented in the video … Continue reading
Posted in crop mobs
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What seed, what root
It is busy here. Transplanting is brisk; up-potting is tight. The turkey poults arrived in the mail yesterday and are chirping under the red light of the cardboard box brooder. Radishes are ready for market as are transplants and eggs. … Continue reading
Posted in biographical
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It is just one strawberry
My weekends have evaporated into something that I have yet to name. They have become something that I enjoy – warm, heavy with work and chores, meaningful in the way that objectives are completed. But at the same time, there … Continue reading
Posted in circle acres, food sources
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Courthouse on fire
Left work yesterday to find the courthouse in the middle of town was on fire. And I had my camera with me, so was able to get a few shots in.
Posted in photo essays
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Crop Mob: What happens when you get what you work for
I got lucky. Two Octobers ago I sat at my desk at ECO, barely one month into the new job, still adjusting to a living situation that had me alone most of the time. One of the Piedmont Biofarm folks … Continue reading
Posted in biographical, crop mobs
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New York Times “Field Report: Plow Shares”
Christine Muhlke of the New York Times Magazine spent an overcast January day at a Crop Mob event right around the corner from Circle Acres. She said the article would be out in April, but it must have gotten bumped … Continue reading
Posted in activism, interviews
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Five weeks from Saturday
Saturday morning the first set of piglets were born on Okfuskee Farm. Okfuskee is just a few miles from Circle Acres and the source of the first pigs we raised last year. This year we are getting four pigs from … Continue reading
Posted in animalia, circle acres
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Crop Mob: A lesson in theory
innovation n 1 : the introduction of something new 2 : a new method, idea or device Crop Mob is simply an innovation in farm work and organizing. Taking the old idea of community labor, a small group of farm … Continue reading
Posted in crop mobs, young farmers
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The economics of scavenging – greenhouse edition
We at Circle Acres are committed scavengers. Group dumpster runs are part of the fabric of our collective. These runs provide needed goods for the farm as well as plenty of food for shared meals. Scavenging also includes gleaning scrap … Continue reading
Posted in circle acres, scavenging
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