Comments on The Green Phone Booth: Food Matters

Bean, I just met an urban gardener who planted col...

2009-07-15T21:56:28.170-07:00

Bean,
I just met an urban gardener who planted collard greens all along the sidewalk and proclaimed: "i plant that for everyone. anyone can come and pick collard greens if they want. i give that away for free."

so friggin cool!!!! food is not only a health issue, but an economic justice issue as well. what a foodie malatov cocktail this man is throwing at the dysfunctional food system we have come to be manipulated by.

Love the pictures especially with the lavender coo...

2009-07-14T21:37:08.232-07:00

Love the pictures especially with the lavender cookies. What do they taste like and do you use fresh lavender to make them?

Purple cauliflower? Does it throw off the cabbage worms?

Your front yard is amazing!! I would love to have ...

2009-07-13T21:55:50.872-07:00

Your front yard is amazing!! I would love to have a yard like that some day. As would my husband, he hates mowing. :)

Made me miss Marin . . . I grew up in San Anselmo ...

2009-07-12T14:35:38.619-07:00

Made me miss Marin . . . I grew up in San Anselmo . .

The Mom: Same with me - in terms of shade and sun....

2009-07-12T08:38:57.423-07:00

The Mom: Same with me - in terms of shade and sun. I don't think I could get away with chickens in my front yard though. How do you have yours set up.

Lynn: Like Beth said. :) And the chard, we have our amazing regular guest poster/resident photog to thank for that!!

Chile: That is really really strange!! I mean really really really.

Oh that's really strange. Yesterday when I wo...

2009-07-12T06:21:06.499-07:00

Oh that's really strange. Yesterday when I would click on "New Post" on my blog, it took my to that chard picture. (Insert Twilight Zone music.)

I finally got control of my blog back with a number of forced refreshes, but the picture was driving me nuts because I know it's not posted anywhere on my own blog!

Lynn! Different Fairfax! This one's thousands ...

2009-07-11T12:51:01.794-07:00

Lynn! Different Fairfax! This one's thousands of miles from you. Love the photos.

Those are gorgeous pictures. I thought the kale wa...

2009-07-11T10:24:29.821-07:00

Those are gorgeous pictures. I thought the kale was rhubarb at first!

Did not know that mural was so close to me in Fairfax. I will have to check that place out!!

Great post.

It all looks so yummy. I'm in love with all m...

2009-07-11T08:55:18.758-07:00

It all looks so yummy. I'm in love with all my veggies right now. They all look so pretty. My garden is in my front yard as well. I don't have much of a backyard, and what there is, is pretty shaded. The front on the other hand, is big and sunny. That's where all my veggies, fruit trees and chickens are.

Now I'm off to ogle the pickle crocks I just got. Can't wait to ferment some pickles and kim chi.

Mindful Momma: Isn't that super cool. I have ...

2009-07-11T08:19:23.857-07:00

Mindful Momma: Isn't that super cool. I have no idea but I have seen it as a button on some blogs. I love the changes sweeping the nation.

Ruchi: Funny!! My boys like both the purple and o...

2009-07-11T08:18:43.220-07:00

Ruchi: Funny!! My boys like both the purple and orange cauliflower. We usually do it straight up or in an omelet though the purple does make for some pretty soup - even if your youngest cries when you serve it to him.

Joan: Go for it!! My front yard has MUCH better sunlight. I've got tomatoes planted in front and also in two different places in back. By far the ones in front are doing MUCH better.

Katrina: That's the one. I was going to post some pictures of their mileage on food. Shoot, I guess I should have done that on this post. Time for an edit, I think . . . VERY cool store.

Thanks for the food matters photo tour! Where can...

2009-07-11T08:12:38.608-07:00

Thanks for the food matters photo tour! Where can I get a copy of that awesome slow food poster??

Hey, that's the Good Earth health food store i...

2009-07-11T07:26:01.535-07:00

Hey, that's the Good Earth health food store in Fairfax with the painted mural (notice Vandana Shiva on the far left)! It's the only store I've seen that includes miles traveled on the produce price tags. And they're subsidizing the price of cloth produce bags for Sustainable Fairfax to move people away from plastic bags. They bake bread, blend smoothies, steam vegetables, sell local farm bouquets. And they're just nice to you. How fun to see pictures of places I recognize. Thank you.

I think I'm going to plant in my front yard ne...

2009-07-11T05:56:34.787-07:00

I think I'm going to plant in my front yard next year - better sunlight.

That purple swiss chard is super cool. I'm als...

2009-07-11T04:47:58.095-07:00

That purple swiss chard is super cool. I'm also a huge sucker for purple cauliflower. But if you make purple cauliflower Indian style, the yellow of the turmeric and the purple of the cauliflower will just succeed in making your dish look completely inedible. It will taste fine though ... :)