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Co-op on a Budget: Your DIY Headquarters

This is the sixth post in our Co-op on a Budget series, which explores the different ways that we can shop co-op effectively and affordably. Also check out posts on shopping bulkthe Wedge Co-op vs.

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SGT Book Club Recap: Joel Salatin's 'Folks, This Ain't Normal'

As an increasing number of people are questioning the health of our current US food system, as well as those that consume from within it, more and more eaters are paying attention to the foods they eat. Hungry not only for the, “who, where, and how” of their food, consumers are questioning the integrity and effectiveness of the systems weʼve put in place to regulate, control, and protect our food supply as a whole.

 

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Behind the CSA Box: Preventing Waste

This is the sixth post in a SGT series that looks at CSA -- community supported agriculture -- from the farmer's perspective.

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What's For Breakfast: Waking Up to Healthy Food

As I chop this ingredient and sprinkle that ingredient into my cereal bowl each morning, I wonder: Am I finally in tune with my body's nutritional needs or have I just become a totally anal eater?

 

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The Culinary School Chronicles: Cooking In Quantity (and a Recipe for Knoephla Soup)

In my last culinary school update for this series, I wrote about making Peking ducks, the most memorable project our class has undertaken so far. The heart of our culinary program, though, lies not in our afternoon classes but our morning labs. From 7 a.m. until at least 11 a.m., we students sleepily shuffle in to prepare for the school’s breakfast and lunch service.

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Hunting for Dinner: What to Do with All That Offal (and a Recipe for Duck Gizzard Spring Rolls)

This is the fifth post in a series about hunting for food -- truly meeting your meat.

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ABC’s of the Beez Kneez: A Mission for Sustainability.

Lesson #1: Antennae

Three years ago, I attached some antennae to a bike helmet, painted my bike black and yellow, and started The Beez Kneez. At the time, I had no idea where it would take me. What I was aware of was my motivation, and it was two-fold: I wanted to work with bees, and I was very concerned about their struggle to survive. 

 

 

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Behind the CSA Box: Farmer-to-Member Communications

This is the fifth post in a SGT series that looks at CSA -- community supported agriculture -- from the farmer's perspective.

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