I have always been concerned about what was in my personal care products. I first became interested in it because I am against animal testing. Now I am interested because of health reasons. Most people don’t give it a second look and assume that what they are putting on their body, sometimes 20 products…
Garden for the Environment, originally uploaded by chuck b.. Info Via: Garden for the Environment URBAN COMPOSTINGDate: Saturday, August 7th, 2010Time: 10AM – 12NOONLocation: Garden for the Environment, 7th Ave at Lawton Street, San FranciscoCost: Free Give your summer garden a boost that will guarantee vibrant colors and tasty veggies for the months to follow! Aside from encouraging beneficial soil organisms…
Whole Wheat Bread, originally uploaded by kristib2pea. Source: The Studio For Urban Projects The Self-Sufficient Kitchen, Bread Class Event Details Date: Saturday, July 24, 2010 Time: 1:00 PM All classes meet from 1:00-5:00 pm at the Studio for Urban Projects 3579 17th Street. Classes are $75. Please use the Paypal link below to register. This ongoing…
Hayes Valley Farm Film Night Next Feature: Botany of Desire, July 20, 2010 In collaboration with Kikim Media and KQED Source: Hayes Valley Farm Feature: Based on Michael Pollan’s acclaimed book, Botany of Desire, directed by Michael Schwarz, is a sensuous and eye-opening exploration into the human relationship with plants, trees and flowers, through the lens of…
Printable Planner Pages, originally uploaded by wildolive. Feed ME weekly meal planner, originally uploaded by LobotoME. Lists. The necessary evil of meal planning. I don’t know what it is, but I have gotten into a funk and can’t quite get myself planning my weekly meals. It has been boring and wasteful with out them. I end…
This week, I went to hear author Azby Brown discuss his latest book, Just Enough at The Green Arcade. I went in to the book reading thinking it was about modern Japan but actually found that it was about traditional Japan, specifically during the Edo Period. This was an urban setting with over a million people…
Three Bean Salad Last week, I mentioned (I believe in the comments) that I wanted to be able to find dishes that worked, and be able to recreate them with out thinking. This Three Bean Salad recipe is from Martha Stewart. I instantly wanted to make it becuase it reminds me of summer picnics and…
pile of cookbooks, originally uploaded by penguincake The first step in meal planning is gaining some experience in cooking and knowing what your skill level is to pick out recipes. A reasonable goal is to try one new recipe a week. Some of them won’t work out, some you will want to share. I needed to…
Source: www.farmerjane.org Last night, I attended a “Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat“ event presented by Kitchen Table Talks and CUESA at the Ferry Building. It was an interesting open panel discussion about the contributions of women farmers, producers, chefs, and food system activists. The panel consisted of three women: Temra Costa, author…
Herb Garden @ Yio Chu Kang, originally uploaded by rockabella9. Living in apartments my entire adult life, I have spent a lot of time looking down into backyards or courtyards imagining what my garden would look like if I had the opportunity to redesign the space. Right now, I live in an old eccentric french…
Dog Island Farm is a small urban farm in the San Francisco Bay Area.
