I’ve been working on something for a long time, and finally got around to making it happen. Freshly is a way to find out what farmers’ market is near you, open, now. It’s driven by trying to remember when the markets are open, and where they are on which days. I wanted something that would [...]
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freshly
October 23, 2011 – 3:02 pm
I have a new side project called freshly, it’s a service to help people find farmers’ markets. I had a problem, I mostly hate buying produce from grocery stores because it’s never very good, and I enjoy my food. Problem is, I could never remember when the markets were open, or where they were. I [...]
Jamie Oliver’s TED talk
February 17, 2010 – 9:25 am
This is one of the most moving and inspiring TED talks I have watched. I know I am pretty close to this world already, but this makes me want to try harder.
20 rules for eating
October 13, 2009 – 9:12 am
There was a great slideshow article on the NY Times site this weekend called Food Rules: Your Dietary Dos and Don’ts curated by Michael Pollan. It’s 20 rules for eating, collected from readers and culled down to this manageable group. They’re very interesting, especially some of the old family style rules like “It’s better to [...]
Global warming is affecting beer?
September 18, 2009 – 9:57 am
I’ve been known to enjoy a beer or two around the holidays, so this is near and dear to my heart. Apparently the rising air temperatures in Czech Republic are lowering the quality of Saaz hops, used in pilsner beers. We’ve got to do something! http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/09/global-warming-affecting-beer-production-saaz-hops-pilsner-beer.php?dcitc=th_rss
