Meet Mr. and Mrs. Dirty Boots

OK, I have to mention one of my favorite blogs, now that it appeared in www.bestgreenblogs.com

“A Self-Sufficient Life” is a blog by a UK couple who moved to a mountain in Spain where they harvest olives and almonds for very little money. They find adventure in self-sufficiency.  Yes, by all accounts they live the hippie dream. I don’t begrudge them any extra money they might make from the ads on their blog.

They call themselves “Mr. and Mrs. Dirty Boots.”

This week, Mrs. Dirty Boots is sharing recipes for cheap nutritious  breakfasts and lunches. Here’s her simple recipe for one of my favorite Indian foods: vegetable chapattis.

Ethical Food Purchases Strong Despite Downturn

I’ve been keeping an eye out for evidence that the global financial crisis is prompting people on tighter budgets  to abandon sustainable agriculture, local food, fair-trade food, organic food.  Finally saw a survey on this out of Britain that suggests a cutback only in organic food purchases.  “Ethical” food sales have not declined. Wonder if this pattern is true in the U.S.?

This Month in 1947 Was Tougher

Most people seem anxious about where the world financial crisis is heading, wondering how bad things might get. From that perspective, it was interesting to read this weekend how much more attuned the world was in 1947 to the relationship between meat production and world hunger.

Yesterday’s New York Times noted that on October 5, 1947, President Harry Truman used the first White House televised address to ask Americans to refrain from eating meat on Tuesdays and poultry on Thursdays to help stockpile grain for starving people in Europe. Government officials explained that in  the winter of 1947-48, food was the most important tool in resurrecting European productivity and, implicitly, in containing Soviet expansionism.

Talented European Turkey

I remembered this Web site from a few Christmases ago. Let’s take a break from being earnest, shall we?

Don’t forget to choose a destination!