Comments - Celt's Garden - What does growing 10% of your food look like? - Transition Whatcom2024-03-28T11:39:19Zhttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2723460%3ABlogPost%3A52794&xn_auth=noThank you Celt for your post-…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-06-17:2723460:Comment:554212011-06-17T05:40:21.930ZJanaki Kilgorehttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/JanakiKilgore
Thank you Celt for your post- I especially like your explanation of the allure of the lawn. In comparing home-grown veggies to store-bought produce, it seems you would need to compare the nutritional content of each, based on freshness and soil and probably a few other factors. I am so spoiled by the superior flavor of fresh-picked backyard veggies that I can't eat those limp things they call vegetables at most stores. And picking an herb at the peak of it's growth cycle and flavor, then…
Thank you Celt for your post- I especially like your explanation of the allure of the lawn. In comparing home-grown veggies to store-bought produce, it seems you would need to compare the nutritional content of each, based on freshness and soil and probably a few other factors. I am so spoiled by the superior flavor of fresh-picked backyard veggies that I can't eat those limp things they call vegetables at most stores. And picking an herb at the peak of it's growth cycle and flavor, then looking forward all year for that moment to come again. These practices connect me to the earth and the flow of the seasons. I am on my way to conscious eating and away from habitually opening packaging and stuffing my face. Heather, Ah, that's a hankeri…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-06-16:2723460:Comment:552732011-06-16T19:53:19.517ZCelt M. Schirahttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/CeltMSchira
<p>Heather, Ah, that's a hankering for yeast breads. The spring wheat is higher in protein and holds the bubbles for rising. Modern wheat breeding has given us short stalked spring wheat that doesn't fall over in our climate. Winter wheat, which was traditionally grown around here, makes biscuits and pie crust. The rain washes out the nitrogen, no matter what variety is planted as a winter wheat. </p>
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<p>On Salt Spring Island, they have had good success growing Sonora White as a spring…</p>
<p>Heather, Ah, that's a hankering for yeast breads. The spring wheat is higher in protein and holds the bubbles for rising. Modern wheat breeding has given us short stalked spring wheat that doesn't fall over in our climate. Winter wheat, which was traditionally grown around here, makes biscuits and pie crust. The rain washes out the nitrogen, no matter what variety is planted as a winter wheat. </p>
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<p>On Salt Spring Island, they have had good success growing Sonora White as a spring wheat. It makes outstanding tortillas. Barley comes barreling up, heads early, and yields 50% more grain than wheat.</p>
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<p>Not too bad: beer, barley soup, beans and tortillas, biscuits, potatoes and cabbage, corn for cornbread, polenta and posole. If the fussy spring wheat yields a crop of hard, high protein wheat, fluffy yeast breads to go with our baked beans. </p>
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<p>Here's a breeder's challenge: Find a durum wheat that works in our maritime climate. Otherwise, as far as eating locally goes, pasta becomes once again the fancy imported treat it was when Yankee Doodle used the word "macaroni" to mean stylish.</p> I spoke with Farmer Walter fe…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-06-15:2723460:Comment:551692011-06-15T22:15:46.371ZHeather Khttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/HeatherK
<p>I spoke with Farmer Walter few days back. He shared some more wisdom re our food-security in the larger county small-farm scale. I recall he shared that we need more energy crops grown locally, specifically 1) pototoes -many varieties 2) dried beans like kidney beans & the other dried beans good through winter storeage that grow well in our cool wet climate 3) spring wheat.</p>
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<p>Another great post Celt, thank May your garden be blessed by many hands helping to create the…</p>
<p>I spoke with Farmer Walter few days back. He shared some more wisdom re our food-security in the larger county small-farm scale. I recall he shared that we need more energy crops grown locally, specifically 1) pototoes -many varieties 2) dried beans like kidney beans & the other dried beans good through winter storeage that grow well in our cool wet climate 3) spring wheat.</p>
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<p>Another great post Celt, thank May your garden be blessed by many hands helping to create the abundance you share. -Heather</p> Thanks, Walter. For all the p…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-06-09:2723460:Comment:544822011-06-09T21:56:15.308ZCelt M. Schirahttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/CeltMSchira
Thanks, Walter. For all the problems and challenges of gardening, it is indeed difficult to mess up your own food supply as much as the industrial food system messes it up for you.
Thanks, Walter. For all the problems and challenges of gardening, it is indeed difficult to mess up your own food supply as much as the industrial food system messes it up for you. Yay, Celt! Super useful infor…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-06-01:2723460:Comment:534802011-06-01T05:52:44.989ZKrista Romehttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/KristaRome
Yay, Celt! Super useful information! Thank you for taking the time to write such important blogs.
Yay, Celt! Super useful information! Thank you for taking the time to write such important blogs.