Category Archives: biographical

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

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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

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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

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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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Elba Onion Festival

Elba, NY, population 670 in town, maybe another 600 in the village. A small town by anyone’s measure and the place where I spent my first few school years and every summer until I was 21.   I lived in … Continue reading

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Meat holiday

When I was vegan, I twice took what folks might call a “meat holiday”. Both occasions involved my grandparents and a meal prepared by them. My grandparents were always deniers and misunderstanders of my vegan diet, and would only prepare … Continue reading

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Cabbage stars

I was trimming red cabbage today at work. It brought back a billion memories of a process that I was part of for five summers in the eighties and early nineties, a process I never really had a need to … Continue reading

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Eight things

In response to Jennie at Straight From the Farm, here are eight somewhat random things about me, a few of which are similar to hers…   #1 – My very first job was picking strawberries; I was 11 years old. … Continue reading

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