Hummus

The wonder food. No, really, am I the only person who loves hummus this much? I know I’m not, because my entire family is nearly as obsessed with it as I am. We eat it by the bucketful. And, believe it or not, I had never made it. Never! Me! I’ve only ever eaten store [...]

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Homeopathic vs. Allopathic, Part 2

The same applies for farming. As I’ve been working toward starting my farm business, I have been told time and time again that I need to concentrate. I can’t be going off about farming vegetables and fruits and chickens and sheep and mushrooms and herbs, that’s just too much for a person to tackle at [...]

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Olive Garden

Last week my mom and I decided to have a girl’s night and headed out to the Olive Garden. Though I am sure they are full of all kinds of horrible preservatives and other fake ingredients, those breadsticks are pretty damn good. I can see why people in general like the Olive Garden. It was [...]

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An Ode to the Handkerchief

I used to use tissues. Can you believe that? I have a hard time wrapping my mind around it. Tissues. What with my nose, the endless faucet of doom, I somehow managed to use tissues! I have vague memories of going through box after box of tissues during the worst of the sinus infections, and [...]

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Homeopathic vs. Allopathic

I’ve been having trouble writing this one, even though I’ve been talking about it endlessly. I’m trying to write about how at NOFA I went to a lecture on growing organic apples, and how as I was sitting there listening things started going click click click into place. That happens when you’ve been thinking about [...]

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Coming Out Stories Pt. 3: Popping Pills

This is Part 3 in the three part series on things I so rarely talk to people about. And now I’m putting them on the internet! Modern life sure is funny. Part 1 is here and Part 2 is here, if you missed the beginning. I once, when I was young, and very, very depressed, [...]

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Coming Out Stories Pt. 2: How I Became Hairy (Again)

This is Part 2 in a series of stories about growing up and realizing that to feel right with myself, I probably was never going to feel right with the vast majority of people around me. Or something like that. Part 1 is here. When I was about 12, I went to environmental camp. This [...]

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Coming Out Stories Pt. 1: Cleanliness is Next to Godliness

This is Part One is a series of three essays that I wrote maybe a year ago. They have nothing to do with food, or cooking, and even farming is a little bit of a stretch. But Fish in the Water isn’t just about food and farming, it’s about getting back in the water, about [...]

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Misc Semi-Farm Related Occurrences

I had two reasons to be away from home today: one, a meeting with the business advisor I’ve been visiting for help with my business plan (it’s coming along swimmingly, by the way, thanks to being snowed in for a week), and two, my women in farming class. During the meeting with the business advisor, [...]

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The All or Nothing

I hate cucumbers. I mean, for real, I hate them. They make me gag. Cucumber salad is like my worst nightmare come to life, and the last time I had to eat some (to be polite) I really thought I wasn’t going to make it. I really have no idea why. But I guess it’s [...]

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