by kathilipp | Apr 28, 2010 | Uncategorized |
### Warning from Kathi – I know this is long and Ann – the author – is way more into dirt than any city girl has the right to be – but she does offer tips for us non-dirty girls. KEEP READING###
Oh – and share your tips or questions below to be entered into our HOME DEPOT $25 Gift Card giveaway! We will be drawing a winner on Friday night!
PLANTING PROCESS
Amend
Once the placement is determined and the dirt loosened we combine a natural fertilizer such as steer or chicken manure or mushroom compost with a soil amender in our case a mulch because we have clay soil. I do not own steer, grow mushrooms or keep chickens, though I know some that do. I draw the line at having a steer in my yard even though it’s important to have good amendments when planting for proper drainage. Good drainage makes gardening much easier and more successful. There have been years when our plants just didn’t grow the way we knew they could. It took a while but we finally have enough composted materials in the soil to have thriving plants.
Wait! Don’t click the close button with the thought that this is too much for you to do. Please consider, for those of you who are stunned at how much effort we put into our plants, there is an alternative. Purchase pre-packaged garden soil and use that.
A really great way to get composted materials is to compost your own from garden clippings and fruit and vegetable trimmings from the kitchen. Worm castings are great too. My daughter’s kindergarten classroom had a worm bin. Easy to do if you don’t mind tending it a few minutes a day and no bad smell, really. The idea is to reduce cost and stay local. What’s more local than your own compost? We add the fertilizer and the soil amender directly to the hole and dig it in until it is mixed thoroughly. Then we add a few extra shovelfuls of amender and plant the tomato or pepper. We have been known to use commercial potting mix for our amender.
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Planting
The trick with peppers and tomatoes is to plant them deep. If you can remove the bottom leaves and plant it so the root ball is a few inches or more below the soil line you will have a stronger root system. Each variety of pepper or tomato is different and it’s best to plant them with room to grow according to their eventual size usually indicated on the plant marker or ask your Master Gardener. Our neighbors use 5 gallon buckets for their tomatoes and seem to get some nice results.
The Cilantro needs a hole about twice as wide and deep as its root ball. The soil line in the container should be level with the soil line of the root ball. Cilantro grows tall, about 15 inches. Cilantro also grows well from seed.
Onion sets are easy to do. They like the same soil amendment treatment as the other plants. Press them into the ground stem side up and cover lightly with soil and press down on the soil around them. If you live in an area with a short growing season sets are the way to go. Seeds if not planted too deeply, read the packet carefully, can give you a lot of green onions. If you plant new seeds a few weeks after the first planting you will have a longer harvest. Larger onion formation requires more space. As your onions develop harvest them so that you will eventually have onions 4 inches apart.
Support
Wherever you plant your tomatoes they will need support unless they are in hanging containers. If you find your pepper needs support a sturdy stick or bamboo stake threaded through the center is helpful. My current favorite support system is vegetable net with 4 in squares stretched between two steel posts about 5 feet high and as wide as needed for the number of tomato plants you will plant. I like to weave the branches in between the net and I don’t have to tie anything. It’s cleaner and easier to access the fruit if you are willing to weave the branches once a week or more. I remove the lowest branches that shoot away from the line of the net. This makes for a tidier garden and less bulk.
We have used cages with a good deal of success. We found we needed to reinforce with rebar due to wind and rain and tie branches to the cage to keep them off of the ground. There are many web sites that explain different ways of supporting vegetable plants. I saw an amazing, and pricey, tomato cage at the Master Gardener’s sale. It was sturdy, heavy duty, a large cylinder with enough space between the wires to access the fruit and train the plant. It would definitely last much longer than the wire cone shaped support system. Any way you can keep the fruit off of the ground or out of the dirt will do the trick. Be creative and have fun with it.
WATERING
Watering your plants, tomatoes especially, should be done on a schedule and not more than a few times a week if even that. Keep in mind container gardens need more frequent watering than their in the ground counterparts. They do not have as much room to stretch their roots to find water. That said, the less you water the tomato plant the more it will produce flowers for fruit. Having it die of thirst is not what we want either. Watch the leaves. If they curl up and the branch tips are drooping from more than just the hottest heat of the day, it’s time to water. Yellow leaves may mean you are watering too much. In other words if the leaves have shriveled up to look like your great aunt’s wedding bouquet in the display case at the cabin you may want to consider shopping at your local Farmers Market for pre-made salsa and hang up your trowel. On the other hand the onion sets prefer to be evenly moist. This does not mean drenched and soggy. I like the idea of soaker hoses and drip irrigation. My father’s humble yet gorgeous garden for many years has been watered with soaker hoses with great success. The patio container lemon and lime trees on a timer system for watering has been very helpful because I don’t have to water them when they go out of town.
Come on. I dare you! Make a Salsa Garden and add a few grains of salt to the mix.
by kathilipp | Apr 26, 2010 | Uncategorized |
by Ann Stea
CONTAINERS
The ideal Salsa Garden contains onions, a tomato plant, a pepper plant and cilantro. Any container will do if it is the correct size. My container happens to be pretty large and more of a huge raised bed created from half of our backyard lawn. I don’t recommend this unless you have a spouse like mine or are like him and really enjoy digging in the dirt for hours on end. Pottery containers such as those purchased at your local mom and pop garden store or even the plastic ones work really well. My favorite idea is the old plastic recycle containers that are no longer used by our sanitation service. They have holes in the bottom and stack well when not in use. I have a friend who does this and he thinks it’s just great to recycle the recycle bin. Basically anything that can hold enough soil to allow the plants’ roots to spread enough and has good drainage is what will work. You can even try the upside down hanging tomato which takes no space on the ground at all. Tomatoes will need the deepest container about 20 inches in diameter is ideal.
THE PLANTS
There are many varieties of tomato form which to choose. My garden has Ace and Early Girl. Ace is my favorite because we like the density, sweetness and the large size. Early Girls is in our garden because we are impatient and want early tomatoes. Cherry tomatoes work for salsas too and are great in salads. Whatever your preference be sure to check with an expert like Master Gardeners to be sure it will thrive in your conditions. This is true for peppers as well.
Peppers are in the nightshade family with tomatoes and have similar needs. Jalapeno peppers are traditional in my house and the quintessential salsa pepper. One could argue you can use bell peppers in your salsa, which I have and enjoy very much, but hands down Jalapeno is the one. You could go really hot and try Habanero. I do not recommend Bhut Jolokia peppers with a Scoville Heat Unit (SHU) level of one million! Unless of course you really don’t want to live with your GI tract in tact. Seriously, jalapeno is hot enough at 2500-8000 SHU. Habanero is pushing the limits at around 350,000 SHU. My husband planted one and I will not touch it. Choose your poison, literally.
Cilantro is the herb of choice used in many salsa preparations. This is easy to grow and will flower. The flowers turn into the spice Coriander. You can harvest these little balls of spice for other applications.
Onions are part of the ingredient list as well. I recommend buying onion sets. For a container small green onions are my choice. You don’t have to harvest them all at once and can use them as you need them. Seeds can work really well too with onions and ought to be started in the spring.
EXPOSURE
All four of the plants mentioned like to have about 6 hours of sun a day. Remember your climate may determine a different amount of time in the heat of the sun so check with Master Gardeners in your area.
Kathi Here – So are you going to do it? Even if you just start with a tomatoe plant, it is exciting to see it get up and GROW. If you are going to start, proclaim it loud and proud in the comments – OH. And don’t forget – everyone who comments this week will be entered to win that $25 Gift Card from Home Depot!!!
by kathilipp | Apr 25, 2010 | Uncategorized |
Hey ladies – I have spent the week working with Roger getting our Salsa Garden planted. I love the whole dirt digging process and the salsa that results in the in end.
I wanted to share the joys of gardening with all my readers but know that I am woefully unqualified. So I asked my friend Ann to share some of her gardening joys with y’all as well as telling us all how to create our own salsa garden. I plant everything in containers (as I only have a back patio,) but the results are fab. We will be spending the whole week on this little process, and, for everyone who comments during the week, you will be entered into our drawing for a $25 gift card from Home Depot to get your own salsa garden started.
What’s More Locavore Than Your Own Container Salsa Garden?
By Ann Stea
The easiest vegetable garden in the world is the one your favorite kindergartener colors for you using paper and crayons and tapes to your refrigerator. The second easiest might just be a Container Salsa Garden.
This is the legal disclaimer part my lawyer says I must write (not really but you should know) I’m not a professional gardener, nor am I an expert or Master Gardener so you may take what I have to offer with a grain of salt. Or you can try this out and add a grain of salt to your end result. It’s your choice. I highly recommend you try because there is nothing better than salsa from your garden, or eating a tomato that is truly ripe and delicious. In fact I challenge you to give this a try if you’ve never planted a garden, are afraid to try or don’t think you have the time or space. Gardening is a very satisfying way to have organic, local foods. What’s more local than your patio or yard?
My friend Kathi has started a container salsa garden. I thought about the hours and sweat and tears and sometimes blood that has gone into my little family’s garden over the past 13 years and realized, Kathi may have the right approach to this whole green thumb thing. After all you really only need four plants and a shaker of salt and some red wine vinegar, or a lemon borrowed form the neighbor’s tree. Why my husband and I feel the need to grow four tomato (which is a major reduction from our previous seasons), 15 pepper (Italian, Jalapeno, Habanero, and Cayenne), two zucchini, three butternut, a few pole bean and two Big Max pumpkin plants is always a wonder to me.
Then I realize it’s in my husband’s blood. It has to be. His parents live on a ¾ acre parcel which has never seen a lawn. Fruit trees, vegetables, fava beans and almond and olive trees some old time flowers and roses are all over the land. There have been years when they have planted nearly 20 to 30 tomato plants and over a hundreds of fava bean plants. We canned the tomatoes, fried the peppers and shelled the favas. We even shelled them the weekend before my wedding but that’s another story.
The same principles apply in the yard, a planter box, or small containers. Plant in good soil, water, protect from pests, and eventually pick. Okay that’s my dream garden. I live in San Jose, California, it was called The Valley of Hearts Delight long before it was ever Silicon Valley. We are blessed to live in an area where it is easy to grow things. I still have trouble with many plants that just don’t work in our summer heat or suffer for lack of a freezing dormant period. My best advice is to find the kinds of vegetables that work well in your area for your best success. I have found the local Master Gardeners and the folks at the local Farmers Markets to be an excellent source of information about which varieties of peppers and tomatoes grow best in your area. In fact I enjoy purchasing my vegetable plants from the Master Gardeners’ sales in my area. I know the plants started here and will do well here. Additionally I am helping to support my local growers. I guess that makes me a locavore of sorts.
Tomorrow – I will be talking about containers for your salsa garden.
Kathi here – So here is my question for you – what area of the country do you live in and what do you love to grow? Ann and I live in the Silicon Valley where things love to grow, but I would be interested to hear what the rest of you have success with. Leave your answer in the comments and I will enter you in the drawing for the $25 Home Depot gift card!
by kathilipp | Apr 22, 2010 | Uncategorized |
I have an opportunity to work on a project about organization (from the point of view of someone who will never be naturally organized, but has learned how to make it work.)
My question for you is this: If you are not naturally organized, what is your biggest challenge with staying on top of life – is it the house, your family, your schedule. If so, can you tell me what it is? It would be a big help to my project and it is always great to know that we don’t suffer alone…
by kathilipp | Apr 21, 2010 | Uncategorized |
If you are a winner of one of the “My Husband is a Hottie” bookmarks, just e-mail my assistant Kimber@kathilipp.com with your mailing address and she will get it sent out to you.
Oh – and if you were one of our enterants for the 1000 Dates Contest – we are announcing the winner of the Flip Camera next Tuesday!!!
That’s it – see you tomorrow.
Kathi
by kathilipp | Apr 19, 2010 | Uncategorized |
OK – How Cute is that?
If you tell me in the comments something sweet, encouraging or downright flirty (let’s keep it PG ladies) and tell me in the comments either in yesterday’s post or today’s and you are one of the first 25 to do so, I will send you this bookmark (that you should so not use as a bookmark – it should be put up on the fridge where it can make him blush…).
If you attended the event this weekend and already have one of these collector bookmarks, I will send you another little prize.
I have to tell you that these little bookmarks are a hit with the hubbies. He’s going to love it.
by kathilipp | Apr 19, 2010 | Uncategorized |
I consider myself to be one tough cookie (hey, I was a single mom for a few years, and have been a step-mother for five years, so when a challenge comes up I can pretty confidently say “Bring it on!”) but I got to meet some pretty amazing women.
I had the best weekend hanging out with the hero-wives at Ft. Lewis Army Base in Washington state. At one point during my weekend retreat for The Husband Project I asked the ladies how many of their husbands were currently deployed. I would estimate that 3/5s of the women raised their hands.
What really blew me away was the passion these women had about showing their men that they are loved. These are women who bring the phones into the bathroom when they shower because they don’t want to miss a call from Iraq.
These are women who mow the lawn when they are eight months pregnant and kill all the spiders in the house.
Their big question to me was “How do we let them know that everything is OK at home – they have enough to worry about when they are in combat – but still let them know that we miss them and need them?”
I had some ideas, but I have to share with you something that one of the wives shared with me about how she let’s her husband know that she is all good – but still is missed. After our Friday night session, she went home and texted her husband. She told him that she just wanted to say thank you for all the times he had brought in the groceries when he was home. It was just a little thing, but it made his day. He was blown away that she would be so grateful for such a small thing.
I know that most of the women who read this blog are pretty self sufficient women. You bring home the bacon and fry it up in a pan. But is there one thing that you could thank your husband for today that lightens your load.
- Bringing in the groceries
- Bringing home a paycheck
- Loving your kids
- Getting the oil changed in the car
- Mowing the lawn
- BBQing
The first 25 women who tell me the sweet encouragement they texted to their husbands will get a very cool prize that I promise will encourage your husband. Leave a comment about what you texted to your man and I will let you know on Tuesday what your prize is.
And if you know a military wife? Go give her a hug (and buy her a Dark Cherry Mocha today!)
Oh – and the winners of the two books from last week?
The Winner of I’ll bring the Chocolate is:
Denise says:
April 13, 2010 at 5:31 pm
Oh… I’m blonde and didn’t say why I need girlfriend time…. because God blesses our women relationships and we need encouragement and LOTS of laughter to go with the Sugar Buzz…. my favorite Chocolate…would be truffles, M&M’s, Reeses Peanutbutter cups, etc…. etc….!!!!!
And the winner of Plain Jayne
Karen says:
April 14, 2010 at 8:46 am
‘Plain Jane”: four kids 9, 8,8, 5 yrs. – Homeschool Mom – Women’s Ministry Coordinator – MOPS Council Coordinator = Not much time alone!!
Email me at kathi at kathilipp.com with your address and we will get them out to you!!!)
by kathilipp | Apr 13, 2010 | Uncategorized |
We have two great giveaways this week – you are going to love these:
First, we have fellow Harvest House author Hillary Lodge with a great fiction read. Plain Jayne is the story of a journalist who has lost her edge (um, there are many days I can relate to Jayne life just with that one little fact,) and so to regain some perspective she goes to live in an Amish community for three weeks. I love Hillary’s straightforward writing and her meshing of two worlds. To find out if your as big a fan as I am, check out the first chapter here.
Karen Porter is a national retreat and seminar speaker, the author/co-author of six books, and a successful businesswoman. You can check out her website at karenporter.com
Karen says her marriage to George is her greatest achievement. Karen’s favorite activity is continuing her life-long quest for the perfect purse.
Karen’s book is I’ll Bring the Chocolate: Satisfying a Woman’s Craving for Friendship and Faith. About her book: Stimulating. Satisfying. Tantilizing. Delicious. Chocolate is that sweet “something extra” that infuses anything ordinary with delectable flavor and zest. In the same way, loving friendships can sweeten a woman’s life and make almost any situation — good or bad — taste even better. Blending true stories and several original choclate recipes with rich biblical examples, Karen Porter explores eight ways that friends can help one another enjoy life — and point each other to the God who made every good and perfect gift — especially chocolate!
So you have multiple chances to win today.
- To win Plain Jayne, leave a comment below telling me in 25 words or less why you need some me time with a good book.
2. To win I’ll Bring the Chocolate, leave a comment about why you need some good girlfriend time this month (oh – and your favorite kind of chocolate!)
3. For three more chances to win Karen’s book, read my newsletter and follow the instructions to win.
4. All entries for the blog giveaway must be posted here by Friday at 8:00 PM – winners will be announced next Tuesday.
by kathilipp | Apr 11, 2010 | Uncategorized |
I had a fascinating discussion with some of my friends on Facebook about how we eat. I am working hard to change some lazy eating habits. On Wednesday, I will be discussing some of the food controversy that I have been facing recently. (Warning – RANT ALERT!) But so many of my friends wanted this list of Bay Area places to start buying local grown and breed foods.
I know that many of you don’t live in the Bay Area, but I thought this would get the ball rolling to the conversation. If you live in a different part of the US (or even Canada) and have a favorite local source, please share it here. (I’ve found out a lot more people read this blog than I originally thought, so even if you’re in Austin TX and think no one will be interested in your favorite cheese source, I bet someone will.)
DAIRY
Claravale Farm (raw milk, cream)
claravaledairy.com
Available at Whole Foods-not available but hoping to resume ASAP
Co-op with weekly around the Bay Area through www.realfoodbayarea.com
Organic Pastures Dairy (raw milk, cream, colostrum, quephor, butter, cheese)
www.organicpastures.com
Available at Whole Foods-not available but hoping to resume ASAP
Available at several farmer’s markets around the Bay Area
Evergreen Acres (raw goat milk, raw chevre cheese (French style), raw goat milk kefir)
http://www.petstouch.com
408-677-9557
4140 Cadwallader Ave, San Jose, CA 95121
Delivery to co-ops in Campbell, Los Gatos, and San Jose
EGGS
TLC Ranch (eggs from pastured hens)
www.localharvest.org/farms/M8962
Jim Dunlop (831-254-7159)
420 Hall Rd. Watsonville, CA 95076
Available at Mountain View farmers market (Sun 9-1) (limited and seasonal availability)
Deep Roots Ranch (eggs from pastured hens, pastured chickens)
www.localharvest.org/farms/M14377
Jean Harrah (831-359-5997)
jalysonh@yahoo.com
137 Kerr Rd. Watsonville, CA 95076
Limited and seasonal availability
Clark Summit Farm (eggs from pastured hens)
Tomales, CA
Available through Three Stone Hearth
Hidden Villa Farm and CSA (eggs from pastured hens)
http://www.hiddenvilla.org/csa.php
(650) 949-8647
26870 Moody Rd. Los Altos, CA
Limited and seasonal availability
MEATS
Chileno Beef (pastured beef)
www.chilenobeef.com
mgale@chilenobeef.com
Mike and Sally Gale (707-765-6664 or 877-280-6664)
Chileno Valley Ranch
5105 Chileno Valley Rd. Petaluma, CA 94952
Available for pickup only
Deep Roots Ranch (pastured pork)
www.localharvest.org/farms/M14377
Jean Harrah (831-359-5997)
jalysonh@yahoo.com
137 Kerr Rd. Watsonville, CA 95076
Limited and seasonal availability (contact to get on wait list)
Hain Ranch Organics (pastured poultry and turkey, organic walnuts)
paulhain@hotmail.com
(831) 628-3390
608 Bolado Rd. Tres Pinos CA 95075
Marin Sun Farms (pastured beef, lamb, poultry, goat)
www.marinsunfarms.com
415-663-8997 Ext 204
10905 Shoreline Highway One, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
Available through CSA, San Francisco farmers market, North County stores, and Country Sun Natural Foods in Palo Alto
Morris Grassfed Beef (pastured beef)
www.morrisgrassfed.com
info@morrisgrassfed.com
831-623-2933
500 Mission Vineyard Rd. San Juan Bautista, CA 95045
Open Space Meats (pastured beef)
http://www.openspacemeats.com
209-262-8780, Seth or Mica Nitschke
1215 S St. Newman, CA 95360
Available by delivery
Paicines Ranch (pastured beef)
http://www.paicinesranch.com/Home.html
831-628-0288
P.O. Box 8, Paicines, CA 95043-0008
Available for pickup in Saratoga, free delivery to single location in Santa Clara for orders over $200
Pampero Longhorn Ranch (pastured beef)
http://www.pamperoranch.com
925-246-5269
10727 Foothill Rd. Sunol, CA 94586
Available at Saratoga farmers market (Sat 9-1) and Mountain View farmers market (Sun 9-1)
Sorensen Farms (pastured lamb)
http://www.allnaturalsheep.com
209-383-1606, Emily Lindsey
2239 Bailey Ave. Merced, CA 95341
Available by delivery
TLC Ranch (Pastured pork, pork products, lamb, limited beef)
www.localharvest.org/farms/M8962
Jim Dunlop (831-254-7159)
420 Hall Rd. Watsonville, CA 95076
Available at Mountain View farmers market (Sun 9-1)
Link to additional pastured animal food sources:
http://www.eatwild.com
SEAFOOD
Patrick O’Shea
510-209-4280
Available at Saratoga (Sat 9-1) and Mountain View farmers markets (Sun 9-1)
H & H Fish
Hans Haveman and Heidi Rhodes (831-427-2780)
Available at Campbell (Sun 9-1) and Sunnyvale (Sat 9-1) farmers markets
Call to reserve fish heads and carcasses, which are otherwise used for crab chum
Nijiya Market (fresh salmon roe and other seafood)
http://www.nijiya.com
Mountain View, San Jose, San Mateo
Race Street Market
http://www.racestreetfoods.com/retail.htm
(408) 294-4857
253 Race St. San Jose, CA
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Pinnacle (Organic fruits and vegetables)
pfoster@pinnacleorganic.com
831-623-2806, Phil Foster
400 Duncan Ave. San Juan Bautista, CA 95045
Available at the following farmers markets: Cupertino (Fri 9–1), Palo Alto (Sun 9–1),
Saratoga (Sat 9–1), Sunnyvale (Sat 9–1)
Live Earth Farm (Organic fruits and vegetables)
www.liveearthfarm.com
831-763-2448
PO Box 3490, Freedom, CA 95019-3490
Available through CSA and Los Gatos farmers market (Sun 9-1)
Two Small Farms (Organic fruits and vegetables)
http://www.twosmallfarms.com/
831-786-0625
Mariquita Farm/High Ground Organics
PO Box 2065, Watsonville, CA 95077-2065
Available through CSA
Hidden Villa CSA
http://www.hiddenvilla.org/csa.php
csa@hiddenvilla.org
650-949-8647
26870 Moody Rd. Los Altos, CA
Eating with the Seasons CSA
http://www.eatwiththeseasons.com/
info@eatwiththeseasons.com
831-245-8125
3739 Balboa St PMB 157
San Francisco, CA 94121
Links to local farmers markets
www.mastergardeners.org/events/markets.html
www.urbanvillageonline.com
HERBS
Mountain Rose Herbs
www.mountainroseherbs.com
30% discount off bulk herbs, 10% off most other items
Frontier Natural Products Co-op
http://www.frontiercoop.com
MISCELLANEOUS GROCERY
Whole Foods Market (some pastured beef)
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com
Piazza’s Fine Foods (calf’s liver)
http://www.piazzasfinefoods.com
Palo Alto and San Mateo
Draeger’s (calf’s liver, some pastured beef, fresh caviar, live crab, lobster, and trout)
http://www.draegers.com
Azure Standard (bulk prices on food and consumer items)
www.azurestandard.com
Get logged in to see discount prices
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/azurecampbell
Monthly Wednesday delivery to Campbell home; free shipping
Monthly Tuesday delivery to San Jose home; free shipping
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/azuremountainview
Monthly Tuesday delivery to Mountain View home; free shipping
Wilderness Family Naturals (coconut products and other food items)
www.wildernessfamilynaturals.com
www.wildernessfamilynaturals.com/wfn_wholesale_price_sheet.pdf
Available through group orders every 3-4 months with pickup at Southbay home
FLOUR
Summers Sprouted Flour Co.
www.creatingheaven.net/eeproducts/eesfc/about_sprouted.html
KEFIR and KOMBUCHA
Free kefir grains (water and milk) and kombucha starter babies
Join our yahoo group and ask!
health.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAPF-SouthBay
SUPPLEMENTS
Green Pastures (Blue Ice cod liver oil, butter oil, coconut oil)
www.greenpasture.org
Available through group orders every 3-4 months with pickup at Southbay home
Share case prices.
Radiant Life Company (cod liver oil, butter oil, coconut oil, other nutrient-dense foods)
www.radiantlifecatalog.com
Owned by WAPF member and carries many WAPF-endorsed products.
Dr. Ron’s Ultra Pure (cod liver oil, butter oil, organ supplements)
www.drrons.com
877-472-8701
PREPARED FOODS
Three Stone Hearth (community supported kitchen in Berkeley)
Weekly delivery of prepared nutrient-dense foods via www.realfoodbayarea.com
by kathilipp | Apr 2, 2010 | Uncategorized |
An uplifting Easter e-mail conversation between me and my assistant Monica after she finished a BIG project for me:
Monica: “The world is so much more manageable in your pajamas and with a junk food dinner. Now all I need is some chocolate.”
Kathi: “You must have some chocolate SOMEWHERE in the house?!?”
Monica: “Oh there is chocolate around the house, I’m just restraining myself from going to Coldstone since I found a coupon. Wouldn’t be a good match with the first week at the gym.”
Monica: “I broke into the Hershey Kisses, the bakers chocolate is next. I realized that iIshouldn’t leave the house to get ice cream if I’m was too busy to go to small group.”
Kathi: “Dude – don’t go to the baker’s chocolate. That’s hard core and there is no going back. That will just lead to you snorting cocoa powder, and then mainlining Hershey sauce. Don’t want to see you on the mean streets of Watsonville offering to create church flyers in exchange for biting the ears off of an chocolate Easter bunny. Just say no.”
Kathi: “We are sick. I’m putting this up on the blog.”
Monica: “So what I pretty much just heard you say was I should go to CVS and buy a chocolate bunny and eat the ears off of it so you can have a picture for the blog? If I must help you in that way I guess I can. And if you insist I get malted milk robins eggs I will…just to support you.”
And employee of the month goes to: MONICA
### Warning from Kathi – I know this is long and Ann – the author – is way more into dirt than any city girl has the right to be – but she does offer tips for us non-dirty girls. KEEP READING###
