As I feared, my resolve to blog daily during the NOFA-NY Locavore Challenge was upended this week when I was slammed with (paid) work and couldn’t manage to get in the daily posts. Blogging is an interesting animal: Few bloggers can monetize their ruminations, so in that regard I’m rather ahead of the game (of … Continue reading
Category Archives: Eating My Share
Locavore Challenge: Day 11
Daily Challenge: Plant an Herb or Window Garden Food of the Day: Mint I think I may be losing the forest for the trees. I’m viewing the Daily Challenge and FotD as gospel rather than – to paraphrase the great Captain Barbossa – seeing them more like “guidelines.” For example, yesterday I found myself in … Continue reading
Locavore Challenge: Weekend Edition
So the weekend has been super busy and I don’t have a lot of time to update the blog. I’m going to lump two days (Day 8 and Day 9) into a single post. Day 8: Daily Challenge: Shop at a Farmers Market or Farm Stand Food of the Day: Grapes Day 9: Daily Challenge: … Continue reading
Locavore Challenge: Day 7
Daily Challenge: Create a Locavore Blog or Journal Food of the Day: Squash I’m gonna give myself a serious pass on the Daily Challenge for NOFA-NY Day 7. I launched Eating My Share on June 22, 2010 (by sheer coincidence, my parents’ 47th wedding anniversary). While I haven’t always been regular in my blog posts, … Continue reading
Lovcavore Challenge: Day 6
Daily Challenge: Ask your Local Politician and/or Celebrity to Take the Challenge Food of the Day: Greens Why am I posting the day of rather than morning after? Because THE SPIKE LEE retweeted my post about joining the NOFA-NY Locavore Challenge!!! I am on cloud nine. I suppose this puts me in “fan girl” territory, … Continue reading
Locavore Challenge: Day 5
Daily Challenge: Download a Local Foods App to Make Finding Local Food Easier Food of the Day: Cheese Okay, so this is harder than I’d thought it would be. I guess being a “90-percent locavore,” I assumed the other 10 percent would come easily. What I’m learning is that locavorism is a lot like weight … Continue reading
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