Talking About the Weather

...ld. Severe drought makes our weather newsworthy. California grows a lot of food. In an essay about talking about the weather, Samuel Johnson reminds us that “it is the present state of the skies and of the earth, on which plenty and famine are suspended, on which millions depend for the necessaries of life.” Due to the increasing weirdness of our weather I nervously check the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s forecasts with greater...

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Saturday Tweets: Bikes, Sacred Lands and Watering Paradise

...SlaNow — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 21, 2014 I love this idea: The Food Lab: Make Your Own Just-Add-Hot-Water Instant Noodles (and Make Your Coworkers Jealous) http://t.co/tsoYuh6lOa — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 21, 2014 Egg Yolk Color | HenCam http://t.co/c4LCft1Yza via @terrygolson — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 18, 2014 London’s garden bridge: the public park where groups and cyclists aren’t welcome http://t.co/48RuycNsIt...

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“Interstellar”: Leaving the farm for the stars

...Bad happening which causes massive depopulation of the Earth. I think the food supply failed. Now, everyone left is a farmer, and working hard to keep failing monocrops going. We seem to be living on an all-corn diet. There are no animals to be seen, anywhere. Not even a cat. I’m assuming we ate them. There seems to be plenty of gas left, perhaps because there are so few people. At any rate, things aren’t good–there are constant dust storms and d...

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021 The Queen of Quince

A conversation about the ultimate slow food, quince, with Barbara Ghazarian, author of Simply Quince and Simply Armenian. If you have room, you should definitely make room for a quince tree. If not, you should work with this amazing fruit. During the podcast Barbara discusses how to prep and cook quince. We also talk about savory dishes made with quince and take a detour into a discussion about muhammara. We also discuss: The National Clonal Germ...

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Saturday Tweets: School Gardens, Artificial Turf and an Orwellian Sofa

https://twitter.com/Food_Tank/status/520927390529503232 https://twitter.com/rootsimple/status/520940447959486464 https://twitter.com/rootsimple/status/519606037494501376 https://twitter.com/rootsimple/status/519354136031023104 https://twitter.com/AncientWisdomss/status/519351450179473409 https://twitter.com/rootsimple/status/520801858927874048 https://twitter.com/rootsimple/status/520797548144246786 https://twitter.com/rootsimple/status/520796677...

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