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Junk food for Jesus

By Lindsay Curren | August 6, 2012

Jesus at Chick-fil-A

I'm a Christian. But I wouldn't eat at Chick-fil-A even if the company's CEO were St. Francis of Assisi, Mother Theresa or Dietrich Bonhoeffer. And it's not really because I disagree with the views of the company's actual CEO about gay marriage. It's because I think that Chick-fil-A's whole business model is itself basically un-Christian, despoiling God's creation in all too … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spirit Tagged With: activism, communication, conservation, cooking, dystopia, food, local food, Occupy Wall Street

Beef 101: A guide to what 25% of Americans eat every day

By Staff Reports | April 10, 2012

Cuts of Beef

I wrote a post at the end of March about how you can lower meat costs by purchasing sides of beef. The infographic below is along the same lines, but contains more information about the health benefits of beef, and offers a simple breakdown of the different types of cuts you can buy at the grocery store, and some easy guides to shopping for beef. I find that guides like … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Food Tagged With: cooking, farming, food, homesteading, local food

Ackerman and McPherson dialog: Practical paths to a post-carbon lifestyle

By Staff Reports | March 26, 2012

Tea

The following dialog is a continuation of one started by Drs. Sherry Ackerman and Guy McPherson a few weeks ago on Transition Voice. In that discussion, Ackerman and McPherson laid out some philosophical considerations about the need for a transition to more locally-based economies of human scale along with a deeper reverence for and consideration of the natural world that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Transition Tagged With: Ackerman and McPherson dialogs, clean energy, community organizing, conservation, cooking, DIY, food, gardening

Yes, you can ferment your food: Review of “Wild Fermentation”

By Lindsay Curren | March 14, 2012

A Reuben

If you're an old hand at all things DIY, congratulations. The following review may or may not be for you. But if you're like me, and devoted to a low-impact lifestyle but a newbie when it comes to all the skills to get you there, read on. Like bread making, about which I wrote a few weeks ago in the beginning of my Yes, You Can...series, fermentation can easily scare the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Books, Food, Reviews Tagged With: cooking, DIY, food, homesteading, Lindsay's Yes you can series, local food

The Happy Hoarder: Feed bag edition

By Staff Reports | March 2, 2012

Canning Book Picture

Of all the things the Happy Hoarder fixes his sights on to prepare for the coming supply shocks, none is as important as his grub. Dinner. His vittles, victuals and chow. His slop, his refreshment, his provisions. His gustables, if you please. Frankly, the Happy Hoarder could think about just how he's going to get his foodstock in the aye-pock-oh-lypse all day long because … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Food, Products Tagged With: cooking, DIY, food, homesteading, local food, The Happy Hoarder

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