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Comment on Gardening & Auntie Em’s Produce Delivery by RecipeGirl

RecipeGirl — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:39:22 +0000

Invalueable photo for sure! What terrific memories you have of your grandparent's garden. My grandparent's had a ranch when I was growing up & grandma always had quite the garden going. All I can remember though is picking watercress & making watercress & cream cheese sandwiches. And the fig tree too.

Comment on Gardening & Auntie Em’s Produce Delivery by Charles G Thompson

Charles G Thompson — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:56:59 +0000

Thanks Phoo-D! I was already jealous of your and your garden! And I will pass the gopher tip along to Terri – I love that! Have to tell my mother that one too – she's always fending off gophers in her yard.

Comment on Gardening & Auntie Em’s Produce Delivery by Phoo-D

Phoo-D — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:30:30 +0000

I agree- adorable photo! What a marvelous delivery service. I could get very used to something like that! Please let Terri know that the best way to eliminate gophers is to place a dead rodent (mouse, rat, etc.) into the gopher hole. They will smell the dead rodent and move out of the area. I've done this before and it works wonders!

Comment on Gardening & Auntie Em’s Produce Delivery by Charles G Thompson

Charles G Thompson — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:39:40 +0000

Thanks Jo! See, that pic just shows that I have been gardening since I was a baby. My next house WILL have a garden. In the meantime, Auntie Em's can feel im. Let me know how it goes if you sign up.

Comment on Gardening & Auntie Em’s Produce Delivery by MyLastBite

MyLastBite — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:29:59 +0000

First of all... I LOVE THE PHOTO OF YOU!!

Second, I am going to have to try Auntie Em's delivery service. Thanks so much for all the info.

I have a few pots of herbs in my garden near the kitchen door, but my sister is really the green thumb in the family. Her peaches this year were AMAZING.

Comment on The Local 100 (Redux) by Charles G Thompson

Charles G Thompson — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:29:29 +0000

As always, Phil, thank you for your kind and astute comments. So very much appreciated — truly. I agree completely with you re the difficulty of attempting to be a true locavore in an urban environment. As we have both said, and especially for me, it's all in the trying. As long as I am trying to attain the goal then it is all good.

Comment on The Local 100 (Redux) by Phil

Phil — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:14:06 +0000

It certainly seems longer than six months -- your blog being a staple in my RSS reader. You've managed to carve a nice road in the LA blogging scene, Charles. I love this story, as it revisits exactly why you're doing this.

As I've said many times before, being a true localvore in any urban area is incredibly difficult. I'd think it's difficult for anyone who's not living in a self-sustained situation (on a farm, etc.).

But the fact that you're willing to do as much as you possibly can to live by the 100-mile rule is far more than most people can say.

In these days of the 1000-mile carbon footprint put on most of the food that people shovel into their mouths on a daily basis, credit is certainly due you my friend.

You're my kind of people. Keep blogging. :-)

Comment on Recipes from the Languedoc by Charles G Thompson

Charles G Thompson — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:15:30 +0000

Thanks Phoo-D. The harissa addition does take these a step above. Enjoy!

Comment on Recipes from the Languedoc by Phoo-D

Phoo-D — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:50:22 +0000

Oh my, harissa and spareribs, that is simply brilliant! This will definitely go on the must make soon list. Thank you for the recipes!

Comment on Recipes from the Languedoc by Charles G Thompson

Charles G Thompson — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:10:55 +0000

Thanks Afaf! They were very good! Happy 4th!