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Welcome to 100 Miles, an exploration of sustaining life by going no further away than 100 miles to gather the things we need to live. This web log is my journal of food-based experiences, memories, thoughts, and recipes. I hope you enjoy reading it. To subscribe, so as not to miss each new edition, please enter your email address.

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      My great-grandparents, Ora and Rolla Goodman, Orcutt, California
      One of my favorite family stories is about how my great-grandmother, Ora Goodman – the inspiration for this blog – fed the hobos on Sundays. Sunday was pancake day at my great-grandmother’s house. Every Sunday Gramma Ora made pancakes for the family, and always made extras for the [...]

      The Local Report – Lotusland

      89 miles, about 1.25 hours, from my home in Atwater Village.
      Lotusland in Montecito, California is a wonder to behold. I had the privilege of seeing it this past Saturday. Faye, a follower of this blog, and a docent at Lotusland, very kindly invited me up to visit. I took Robert and my mother, Dawn, along [...]

      Gardening & Auntie Em’s Produce Delivery

      Me, age 2 1/2, helping water Grampa Rollie’s garden, Arroyo Grande, California, March 1962.
      Gardening
      Gardens were a big part of my childhood. As long as they were alive my great-grandparents, Rolla and Ora Goodman, had a bountiful garden. Lucky for me they both lived until I was in my teens. The garden I [...]

      The Local 100 (Redux)

      Needing to take a quick, deep breath (to do some food research and recipe testing), and also wanting to go back in time a bit, I am re-posting a previous blog post. I started this blog on January 30, 2009; as I am nearing the six month mark I thought I’d take a moment [...]

      Chef Wally’s Baked Papaya

      One of my earliest memories of a great dish — when I first understood that food could be amazing — took place when I was 10 years old. My mother, sister and I lived on the Central Coast of California near Hearst Castle in San Simeon. We lived in a trailer [...]