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Artisan sourdough bread 24 Aug 2013 | 10:26 pm
Recently I read Michael Pollan's book Cooked. I'd give a review, but mostly I'd just tell you it's awesome and you should just read it. But it will make you hungry. Really, really hungry for barbec...
Quick Takes 24 Aug 2013 | 02:05 am
1 I have been spending all of my blog time lately reading Enbrethiliel's posts on Far From the Madding Crowd. Good book! Even better conversation going on in the comments. 2 I hope at least some ...
The death of the small farm 16 Aug 2013 | 09:45 pm
This isn't meant to be a depressing post. True, the gradual flight from the countryside into cities can be a sad story for those of us who like the countryside better. But unless we understand how w...
Capitalism, agrarianism, and the free market 15 Aug 2013 | 07:16 am
While my updates have been sparse lately, it's not because I have nothing to say. Things have been busy and I've been tired, but I've been reading a lot and thinking a lot. I would very much like to...
Quick takes 2 Aug 2013 | 03:31 pm
If I can't manage a whole blog post, surely I can do quick takes, right? If I start a day early? Maybe? 1 The weather lately has been perfect. Mostly it's been cool and breezy, some days even bre...
Trees 30 Jul 2013 | 06:22 am
I have always been a tree-hugger. As in, literally, I like hugging trees. I think they're snuggly. When I was a kid, my best friend was a holly tree. It was actually more like a 50-foot bush ... i...
Three and one 22 Jul 2013 | 06:53 am
Every so often, when I'm out and about with the kids, someone asks me their ages. "Three and one," I say. The look of profound pity I receive always startles me a bit. Sometimes I wonder if they'll...
Garden bounty 21 Jul 2013 | 06:42 am
I have missed you guys. I keep thinking about blogging but having no time or energy to do it! The garden is just one of the many things that's been sapping me lately; hopefully I'll blog about the o...
Magnesium and me 2 Jul 2013 | 10:36 pm
We interrupt your regularly-scheduled natter about nothing for an exciting announcement couched in a very long story. Way back when I was in college, I used to get headaches a lot. I've had them fro...
Free-market agrarianism 20 Jun 2013 | 08:17 pm
I am really struggling to define my personal politics right now. In general, I'm libertarian -- I believe that the law should stick to the bare minimum of what's necessary to protect everyone's right...
