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Small act of delicious resistance and creativity

 

 

 

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harvesting at the Mustard Seed House

    

From our urban garden at  The Mustard Seed House garden. Harvested in just a couple hours yesterday the afternoon.

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The Food Crisis: How to Solve it :: Sara Miles’ Food Pantry Welcomes Strangers to the Table

This is a fantastic interview of my sister  Sara Miles done by the fine folks of Yes Magazine.
The Food Crisis: How to Solve it :: Sara Miles’ Food Pantry Welcomes Strangers to the Table
In this country, people think you have to eat the right thing with the right people. In most government-run programs, you have [...]

Reclaiming Corn and Culture :: Mexico’s grassroots choose co-ops and fair trade

Reclaiming Corn and Culture :: Mexico’s grassroots choose co-ops and fair trade :: By Wendy Call
Reclaiming Corn and Culture
by Wendy Call
For 14 years, NAFTA has displaced farmers and spurred migration. The answer from Mexico’s grassroots: co-ops and fair trade.
Coffee beans are stacked in front of a mural in the Café Museo Café in San Cristóbal [...]

Bizarre Foods at the Mustard Seed House

Move to the side Andrew Zimmerman, we have our own bizarre food connousieur here at the Mustard Seed House.
 

 

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Strangers Bring Us Closer to God : Sara Miles

About a month or so ago, my Sarah Miles stopped to pay us a visit. I was glad that she was able to come and enjoy a very simple lunch and relax before returning to her book reading and presentation engagements here in Seattle.
Yesterday, Sarah was on NPR and my daughter was glued to the [...]

Blogging from the New Conspirators .3

The day was started by a contemplative and challenging morning prayers lead by Mark Pierson, with the theme of Conspiring in the City.
The first part of the day was divided between a short interview, Conspiracy Session 1 and a short panel discussion. In the morning Tom Sine interviewed Mark Scandrette, Tomas Yaccino, Kathy Escobar [...]

Teenage Affluenza

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Via Christine Sine

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A PLACE AT THE TABLE / Restaurant communal dining catches on

A PLACE AT THE TABLE / Restaurant communal dining catches on
Experts say that in these isolated times, people yearn to break bread with neighbors. Some are looking to make friends — and even long-term relationships — while others just want to feel a sense of community.
read more… 

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Urban Organic Gardens

Out with the lawn, in with edibles
Urban growers bringing their own produce to the table
This is very similar to what we do in our small urban garden at the Mustard Seed House. Last year we harvested 200+ pounds of apples and 200+ pounds of tomatoes. All in an organic urban garden.
See pics of one of [...]

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