Betty’s Kale Frittata Recipe

June 23, 2008

Ok, this recipe is actually from my friend Jude, which is from her cookbook: The Complete Vegetarian by Jack Fisher. I figured fellow CSA shareholders would appreciate a good/easy kale recipe perfect for breakfast, brunch or serve it with a salad (you can even freeze it). You can also use swiss chard. Frittata 4 cups […]

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In our backyard and across the nation: change for the better is happening!

June 21, 2008

This is such an exciting time. Thursday I had the chance to connect with three people: two in our own backyard and one from my old home state, Utah, which made me smile at the positive change taking place everywhere! John Holden (owner of Blue Ridge Mountain Sports) and I were talking about traveling in […]

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Important meeting about the air we all breath…

June 19, 2008

I ran into Tom Cormons of the local non-profit Appalachian Voices last week at the farmer’s market and he gave me the rundown of the important events happening in Wise County, Virginia next week. Many of you have been following Dominion Power Company’s attempt to approve the Wise County coal plant and the subsequent mountaintop […]

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Local vendors highlighted…

June 17, 2008

The next time you stop by Whole Foods, I think you will be pleasantly surprised. It’s true, I couldn’t find any peaches or apples from this side of the country, the prices can be steep, and I still see fish being sold that is not on the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s seafood watch avoid list (which […]

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First week of “Mommy Camp” with a Betty twist

June 17, 2008

So a couple of months ago, seeing that my sons weren’t engaged in a deeper awareness of our connection to the earth, wind and air around us in their school curriculum, I decided I needed to embrace this on my own this summer by instituting my own Betty-inspired curriculum for the kids. This “Mommy Camp” […]

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For the music lovers out there…

June 16, 2008

Our family LOVES music! So when we recently had to replenish our supply of CDs for burning our favorite tunes (after all, you can’t save the world without a little background music), I was determined NOT to purchase those non-recyclable plastic cd holders (that my four-year-old breaks within minutes anyway) and find an eco-friendly alternative. […]

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Great site for moms this summer…

June 15, 2008

This summer you may find yourself sticking close to home with the kids twiddling your green thumbs. Especially with gas prices over four dollars, traveling could well be out of your budget. No worries. A staycation in your own backyard can be just as fun and adventurous! I found a great site yesterday to facilitate […]

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Don’t miss Farm Food Voices Virginia 2008

June 12, 2008

This evening is the big Farm Food Voices Virginia 2008 starting at 5:30pm tonight, going until 9:30pm at Western Albemarle High School. I saw Carroll Ann, one of the emcees for the event, at the Meade Market yesterday (which, by the way, is the most kid-friendliest of all the markets. A big field for frisbee […]

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Recycling with Ease, Efficiency, Effectiveness

June 11, 2008

This goes out to my lady friends Susan and Pare with whom I was chatting about the logistics of recycling the other day at ACAC. Pare is where I was two years ago with recycling: piles, piles everywhere in sight. Our garage was being overtaken! My husband threatened to throw it all out – it […]

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First try at composting (using a bin) successful!

June 10, 2008

I’m gleefully reporting today that our family’s composting efforts which began in earnest last summer and was unveiled about three weeks ago turned out to be a beautiful and actually not-so-stinky success! (I’ll try to get the photo up tomorrow). At this very moment, it is nurturing the small garden we have out back as […]

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