Every garden cycle we try some new vegetables in the garden and either add them to the annual rotation or abandon them because they weren't what we hoped. For example, instead of filling the garden full of Yukon Gold potatoes that you can buy in…
Bloomberg reports that farm profits are way down. It's a perfect storm of plummeting prices and a tight lending markets that make it tough to borrow money and keep the big farms running. This national story hits close to home when you read about the…
We made our 2nd annual trek to Lovitt Restaurant in Colville, Washington. We first heard of Lovitt from a Sunset magazine article from a few years ago. We were shocked to see anything from the Inland Northwest in Sunset (have you ever tried to search…
I ventured up to Peone Prarie last week to take some pictures and they just happened to be harvesting the wheat. The dust was flying and I couldn't help but think about the book I'm reading titled, "Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations" by David Montgomery.…
Vacation plans have been a little haphazard this summer. A major camping trip to Banff became a short venture to Moses Lake. What can I say, they have a great water park. Our experience at one of the finest resorts in the world while in…
We were treated to this beautiful display of eggs a couple of days ago in the coop nest.
Jane Black of Wa-po gives a run-down of her disappointing experience with heirloom tomatoes. I have eaten terrific heirloom varieties; indeed, I'm quite partial to the Black Prince, which hails from Siberia, a place one doesn't normally associate with tomatoes. But a week ago, I…
One of the icons of small scale farming takes on the latest meme that meat eating is a major problem when it comes to climate change.Key quote:If I butcher a steer for my food, and that steer has been raised on grass on my farm,…
So far this week we've canned 52 cups of jam and 12 quarts of pickles. We didn't exactly plan it this way but our vacation has become a stay-can-cation. It's that time of year to suck it up and steam up the kitchen for a…
Sunday's Seattle Times has a delightful article titled, Saving the Planet, One Block, One Small Project At a Time. It tells the story of people experimenting with micro-environmentalism, sailing vegetables to market from Sequim instead of burning fossil fuels in a truck, matching up land…
I hung out with Matthew Simpson of Wisdom Coffee in the Valley last week. He is roasting up some java goodness at his micro-roastery where he works wonders with his 12 kilo Diedrich coffee roaster. Matt is a computer programmer and he's put those skills…
The Year of Plenty blog was created by Craig Goodwin in the winter of 2008 to chronicle the experiences of his family as they sought to consume everything local, used, homegrown or homemade. That journey was a wonderful introduction to people and movements in the Spokane area who are seeking the welfare of the community through local foods, farmers markets, community gardens, sustainable transportation, and more fulfilling and just patterns of consumption. In 2009 and beyond the blog will continue to report on these relationships and practices, all through the eyes of a family with young children. Craig manages the Millwood Farmers' Market, is a Master Food Preserver and Pastor at Millwood Presbyterian Church. Craig can be reached at goody2230@gmail.com
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