Lawn to Edible Garden

Lawn to Edible Garden
Welcome to our family's journey as we respond to some of the large issues we are all faced with in today's world: Peak Oil, Climate Change, destruction of natural habitats, population explosion, depletion of resources...We have tried to address these issues both by learning as much as we can about them and also by walking with a smaller footprint on the earth. We have tried to respond in a personal and practical way. We live in a small, relatively energy efficient house, we are learning about gardening, we are vegetarians, we serve on community boards and teach university classes to raise awareness...but we are by no means experts about any of these subjects.

It is because we are not experts that we are writing this blog! We have realized that it might be helpful to others to share our journey with its ups and downs, mistakes, misunderstandings, and confusion - as well as all the things we have learned along the way. We hope that you will find the inspiration to jump in and do what you can, even if you have no idea what to do!


Be sure to read the 2009 posts because they cover the basics!!

Friday, August 12, 2011

Eating Local


Yesterday Mollie and I rode our bikes to a local orchard where we bought fresh peaches, blackberries, and blueberries and where we also picked 4 quarts of raspberries! We have raspberries in our yard that will be ripe soon, but we thought it would be nice to take advantage of the season and pick some at the orchard as well. That way we can eat raspberries to our heart's content. Raspberries are my favorite, favorite fruit.

We have been reveling in the delicious taste sensations of the berries and have been able to gobble them up by the handful. I love having so many raspberries and blueberries that I can eat and eat and eat them. I often think that a bear must feel the same way! It is also nice to know that we can eat as many peaches as we want to - and they are absolutely delicious.

We had a lovely bike ride, supported a local business, bought locally grown food (basically - the blueberries are from Michigan), had fun picking berries, and got some good exercise. Mollie said that the bike ride made her feel so much better about getting the food. Tomorrow morning we will bike down to the farmer's market to pick up our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) box that will be full of locally grown vegetables from a local farm. And we are picking cucumbers, tomatoes, herbs, and potatoes out of our garden on a daily basis! Tonight everything we had for dinner was from our homegrown and right from the garden. We picked a huge tomato that melted in our mouths - I mean it was sooooo tasty!

Local food is good for the environment, but it also just tastes GREAT!
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