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Thu, May 22, 2008 11:41:09 AMFrom:
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LocalHarvest News, May 2008 - Spirit of Gardening
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May 22, 2008
The article prompted several far-reaching conversations around here. It got us thinking about personal and collective action, in the garden and beyond. We are continuing the conversation in the short article below. And ... from our nutrition and cooking columnists, we include a few thoughts on the glories of barley. How's that for something for everyone? | |
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From the LocalHarvest Store: 
Taking Pollan's advice and planting a garden
this year? LocalHarvest stocks a
great
variety of seeds to get you started.
These varieties are well-loved by farmers and
home gardeners alike. We also have many
beautiful herb and flower
plants available!
Eat more veges than you can grow? There's still time to sign up for a CSA near you - maybe, hopefully. Find one and call soon. If you're ready to fire up the grill and would like to try something new, you might like to try one of our more interesting grass fed and pastured grill-ables: we have elk burgers, bison brats, Cornish game hens, and much more.
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The Spirit of Gardening 
Last night I sat around a kitchen table with
a group of relative strangers,
talking about the aforementioned "Why
Bother?" article. For two hours we batted
around the questions it raised in us: What
are the most effective ways to
motivate change? Whose job is it, and what
means are acceptable in times like
these? How can we subvert the habitual
passivity wrought by cheap energy? What
role should and does fear have for us as we
approach the future? How can we be
more bold?
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Menu for the Future 
We recently learned about the Northwest Earth
Institute (NEI), an organization that
publishes discussion
courses: six week's worth of
conversation starters
including readings, questions, quotations,
and ideas for taking action. Their most
recent course book is called
Menu
for the Future, and it's
all food. The materials are thoughtfully
selected and presented, and the perspective
is wide: the cultural, social
and ecological aspects of food choices are
all explored, with an emphasis on personal
choices.
We believe it is essential to talk with one other about what is happening in our food system. The impacts of domestic agribusiness and a globalized food system affect us all. Relationships are powerful. Conversations are powerful. Talking with people we trust gives us the strength to change our minds and our behavior. We recommend Menu for the Future, as an excellent starting place for these conversations.
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Nancy's Nutrition Corner - "Beautiful Barley" 
My first experience with barley was a couple
of years ago at the home of
LocalHarvest founder, Guillermo Payet. He was
cooking up a batch for a home
brew, or was it for his chickens? I can't
remember. Anyhow, what I do remember
is its hearty aroma and warming flavor.
Little did I know at the time, but
barley has many health benefits as well. The
consumption of grains like barley
offers protection against heart disease,
stroke, diabetes, and some forms of
cancer. Barley is loaded with soluble and
insoluble fiber - in fact, barley is
far ahead of other grains with 13.6 grams of
fiber per cup! In addition to
this, barley is a good source of many
antioxidants, and minerals.
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Recipe Corner: Barley Salad - By Lorna Sass 
Most of us think of barley as a winter grain,
but it's worth re-thinking this assumption.
When writing Recipes from an Ecological
Kitchen in the early '90s, I developed a
recipe
for a barley salad that has remained a
favorite, and I often find myself making it
during the summer.
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Welcome back to the LocalHarvest newsletter!
This month's main article was supposed to be
about the value of growing a little of your
own food, but Michael Pollan
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