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Goodbye, Blueberries

August 6th, 2013 · No Comments · farming

The end of blueberry season is nigh in Upstate New York. But we’ve had our fill from the 12 plants installed by the previous owners of our farm property. The bushes, planted strategically just outside the kitchen door, are still quite small but they produced plenty of berries–close to four pounds, I’d guess. I like […]

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And Now for Some Good News About School Food: Breakfast in the Classroom

June 29th, 2011 · 1 Comment · kids, school food

When I worked in Berkeley’s central school kitchen a year ago one of the things that impressed me most was something I’d never heard of before: breakfast served in the classroom. Every morning at the crack of dawn we’d start loading plastic bins. The meals were so simple: a loaf of banana bread, a bag […]

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Biking to School

September 20th, 2010 · 3 Comments · kids

This bicycle may be the best purchase we’ve ever made for our daughter. After bringing it home from Target on Saturday, she couldn’t wait to get on it, so we took it out for a road test, riding 3.25 miles to her new elementary school. Daughter’s new school just happens to be located near one of […]

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