by Toni | May 22, 2018 | Come Home, Farmer's Market, Green Decisions, Live Green
The Land of Goshen Community Market—my farmers market—has been open two weekends already! Even though we’ve been lucky enough to have that once-a-month winter market during the off season, nothing beats hopping on my bike and riding “home” to the real deal. I smiled...
by Toni | May 22, 2018 | Everyday Enchantments, Green Decisions, Live Green
When I think about a physical “view,” I think about concrete reality, things before my eyes in the here and now. A view is real, constant and objective, even somewhat intractable. It is what it is, so to speak. I’m sure when the property that was originally owned by...
by Toni | Apr 20, 2018 | Green Decisions, Let's Eat, Meat Masterpieces
It would be pretty hard to write about The Shepherd’s Wife without sharing a recipe for her pie, right? Shepherd’s Pie (aka: cottage pie or pot pie) is a “leftover” dish by tradition. When a farmer’s wife had prepared that large lamb roast on Sunday, Shepherd’s Pie or...
by Toni | Feb 19, 2018 | Come Home, Green Decisions
Don and I are pretty lucky when it comes to colds and flu. We are rarely sick, and when we are, the miserable feelings don’t seem to hang around for long. Of course, Don will tell you that I am a constant nag about the benefits of healthy, organic food, plenty of rest...
by Toni | Oct 17, 2017 | Be Simple, Green Decisions, Healthy Treats, Let's Eat
I’ve probably mentioned my daughter’s view of her healthy, green-minded mother’s take on treats at Halloween. She’s usually less than impressed—even downright embarrassed by my choices for the little ghosts and goblins in our neighborhood. There’s the organic...
by Toni | Oct 17, 2017 | Come Home, Everyday Enchantments, Green Decisions, Live Green
Blaine Bilyeu is a beautiful, statuesque redhead, with enormous blue eyes and flawless porcelain skin. She could have been in high fashion, but she chose, instead, to be… a pig farmer. Blaine is the owner and steward of Papa’s Pasture, a 122-acre family farm, the home...
