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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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Category Archives: biographical
Is that your baby?
Two weeks ago Kristin and I welcomed Tennessee Lynn into our lives. It was a long wait, but it was all worth it:
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Time gets away
There are lists and then there are lists of lists and piles of those lists of lists. One item is crossed off while three others are added. As we enter week 39 of pregnancy, I am somewhat relieved that we … Continue reading
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Out with it
2011 came with some pretty high expectations. We were going to build our straw-bale house, expand the garden, think about having a kid. With the implosion of goal number one and the realization that we were becoming outcasts on our … Continue reading
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Return of the mulchers
After taking two very hot months off, the Crop Mob has returned to work. While we were resting, watching the drought march on and otherwise getting irritated with the heat, several new crop mob groups began around the country – … Continue reading
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Outline
I have received quite a bit of feedback regarding the last post, both online and offline. It seems to have resonated with folks who understand that relationships do fail – often painfully and publicly – but their failure is not … Continue reading
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About my disappearance
By now, if you are local, you know that Kristin and I left Circle Acres. The reasons are deep and involve many differences in ideology, communication styles and lifestyle choices. My sobriety factors very heavily in this move as does … Continue reading
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Vote 553
I have several images up in a show at Rochester Contemporary Art Center in Rochester, NY. They have a prize for the top vote-getter in an online poll. Folks can vote once per day per email address for the piece … Continue reading
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The bowling ball
Things are sometimes difficult at Circle Acres. Just the fact that there are ten different people going in ten different directions at ten different times of the day is enough to make things a bit of a mess. Add two … Continue reading
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Quitter #6 – “Two Stories” available now
It has been a few years since I did something under the Quitter name, but those wild hairs just come out of nowhere sometimes and get me to put something together. The text for Quitter #6 has been sitting in … Continue reading
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Favorite Photos of 2010 – Part Two
At dusk, Noel throws an atlatl while Kristin watches. “Pepper King” John roasts peppers while kids get into trouble – Katy washed the apple press before making cider – A photo of a photo of a courthouse on fire -
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