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Books We Loved in 2011

posted by Patricia Hohl

Here’s a list of the books we loved in 2011 in no particular order. If you would like to read any of them, please support your local library or your local bookstore.  Keep your business local!

Food Rules by Michael Pollan
No complicated or crazy diet rules here.  Continue reading

In the Garden

posted by Patricia Hohl

There’s a lot happening in gardens this winter and in thinking about gardens.

Such as #OccupyGardens, a Twitter movement based on our basic need for food and the power of being able to feed ourselves.

And as food activists head into a fierce battle over the Farm Bill early next year, some small farmers are finding an ally in the Occupy Wall Street movements. Continue reading

Peace(?)

posted by Patricia Hohl

This is the time of year when we hear a lot about peace…in our wishes, our greeting, our holiday cards, stories, and movies.  Yesterday, Nicholas Burns, of Harvard University and part of the U.S. State Department under President George Bush was also thinking about peace on The Emily Rooney Show (WGBH). He told Rooney Continue reading